alane

See also: Alane and ålane

English

Etymology

aluminium +‎ -ane

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.aɪn/

Noun

alane (plural alanes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Aluminium hydride, AlH₃.
2. (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.

Usage notes

• This is the current IUPAC name, but is to be replaced by alumane because the systematically derived name of the -AlH₂ group would be alanyl which is already used as a derivative of alanine.

Derived terms

• carbaalane

 

Anagrams

• Leana, aneal

Scots

Adjective

alane (not comparable)

1. alone

Adverb

alane (not comparable)

1. alone

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English alane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlɔːn/

Adjective

alane

1. alone
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:

     proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.

     proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114