Alken

See also: alken and alkén

English

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Alken

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Alken, derived from Latin *Ālliācum.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Alken

2. A municipality of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium.

Translations

municipality of Limburg

Dutch: Alken n Latin: Alliacum Limburgish: Alleke

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Alkene

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Etymology

From alk- +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈkeːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Al‧ken

Noun

Alken n (strong, genitive Alkens, plural Alkene)

1. (organic chemistry) alkene

   Synonym: Olefin

Declension

Declension of Alken [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alken	die	Alkene
genitive	eines	des	Alkens	der	Alkene
dative	einem	dem	Alken	den	Alkenen
accusative	ein	das	Alken	die	Alkene

Hypernyms

• aliphatischer Kohlenwasserstoff

Hyponyms

• Methen, Ethen, Propen, Buten, Penten, Hexen, Hepten
• Methylen, Ethylen, Propylen, Butylen, Amylen

Further reading

• “Alkene” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Alken” in Duden online