nitroalkane

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noun

Any alkane containing a nitro group

“Nitromethane and nitroethane are nitroalkanes.”

OriginEnglish alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounnitroalkane (plural nitroalkanes)

plural nitroalkanes

  1. Any alkane containing a nitro group

    Nitromethane and nitroethane are nitroalkanes.

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. GermanAlk(ohol)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. GermanAlkyl
  14. Germanalk-
  15. GermanAlkan
  16. Englishalkane
  17. Englishnitroalkane

From nitro- + alkane.

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APA

nitroalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroalkane

MLA

“nitroalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroalkane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitroalkane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroalkane.

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