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alkanol

alkanol

9.8
An alcohol made by replacing one hydrogen in a simple carbon chain with an OH group
  • noun
  • /ˈæl.kə.nɔl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alcanol
  • Ethanol, a common alkanol, is found in alcoholic beverages.

Examples

  • Methanol is the simplest alkanol and is widely used as a solvent.

  • The laboratory synthesized a new alkanol for use in chemical research.

  • Methanol is the simplest alkanol.

  • Many alkanols are used in the production of cosmetics.

  • Methanol is the simplest alkanol and is widely used as a solvent.

  • Ethanol, a common alkanol, is found in alcoholic beverages.

  • The laboratory synthesized a new alkanol for use in chemical research.

Synonyms

alcohol
vsalkanol
  • Specialized
87 2.1

A chemical liquid used for cleaning, medicine, and industry, like isopropyl or methanol

is the type formed by replacing hydrogen in a saturated hydrocarbon with a hydroxyl

Surface Forms

alkanol singular
alkanols plural

Morphology

alkanol = alkane (semi-transparent) = alkan + ol

The formation follows regular chemical nomenclature (alkane -> alkanol, '-ol' = alcohol), but understanding requires specific chemistry knowledge rather than everyday vocabulary.

Etymology

Alkanol comes from alkane, a simple chain of carbon and hydrogen, plus the suffix -ol which means 'alcohol' and appears in words like ethanol and methanol. So an alkanol is an alkane that has the 'alcohol' part 'OH', which is why it is an alcohol.