Alkan

See also: alkan and alkán

German

Etymology

From alk- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Alkan n (strong, genitive Alkans, plural Alkane)

1. (organic chemistry) alkane

Declension

Declension of Alkan [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alkan	die	Alkane
genitive	eines	des	Alkans	der	Alkane
dative	einem	dem	Alkan	den	Alkanen
accusative	ein	das	Alkan	die	Alkane

Further reading

• “Alkan” in Duden online