phenylalkane

P3H4E1N1Y4L1A1L1K5A1N1E1

noun

Any phenyl derivative of an alkane

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

nounphenylalkane (plural phenylalkanes)

plural phenylalkanes

  1. chemistryAny phenyl derivative of an alkane

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphenyl
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. GermanAlk(ohol)
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. GermanAlkyl
  18. Germanalk-
  19. GermanAlkan
  20. Englishalkane
  21. Englishphenylalkane

From phenyl + alkane.

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APA

phenylalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylalkane

MLA

“phenylalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylalkane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenylalkane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylalkane.

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