Alkanal

German

ein Alkanal

Etymology

From Alkan +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alkaˈnaːl]
• Hyphenation: Al‧ka‧nal

Noun

Alkanal n (strong, genitive Alkanals, no plural)

1. (organic chemistry) alkanal, alkyl aldehyde; C_nH_2nO (n=1, 2, 3 ...)

   Synonym: Alkylaldehyd

Declension

Declension of Alkanal [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alkanal
genitive	eines	des	Alkanals
dative	einem	dem	Alkanal
accusative	ein	das	Alkanal

Hypernyms

• Aldehyd
• Kohlenwasserstoff

Hyponyms

• Methanal, Ethanal, Propanal, Butanal, Pentanal, Hexanal, Heptanal, Octanal, Nonanal
• Decanal, Undecanal, Dodecanal, Tetradecanal

Related terms

• Alkanol, Alkan, Alken, Alkin