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Yes. The word alkane is a Scrabble US word. The word alkane is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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6-letter words (1 found)

ALKANE,

5-letter words (4 found)

AKELA,ALANE,ANKLE,KANAE,

4-letter words (16 found)

ALAE,ALAN,ANAL,ELAN,KAAL,KALE,KANA,KANE,LAKE,LANA,LANE,LANK,LEAK,LEAN,NALA,NEAL,

3-letter words (16 found)

AAL,AKA,AKE,ALA,ALE,ANA,ANE,EAN,ELK,KAE,KEA,KEN,LEA,LEK,NAE,NEK,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AE,AL,AN,EA,EL,EN,KA,LA,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 49 words from alkane according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alkane

alkane

Etymology

From German Alkan, formed as alkyl +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæl.keɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

alkane (plural alkanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
    • 2012, Chulsung Bae, Chapter 3: Catalytic Carbon-Boron Bond Formation via Activation of Alkane C-H Bonds, Pedro J. Pérez, Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis, Springer, page 73,
      Alkanes are extremely unreactive toward nucleophiles and electrophiles because they are composed of nonpolar, strong, saturated C–H and C-C bonds.

Usage notes

  • The term paraffin is a historical synonym, but also has other meanings.
  • The term cycloalkane is used for saturated hydrocarbons that contain cycles.
  • The suffix -ane denotes an alkane, but note that it has a different use in inorganic chemistry.
  • As defined by IUPAC, the names methane, ethane, propane, butane, etc., refer specifically to the linear forms. From butane onwards, there also exist branched forms (isomers), which are named using structural nomenclature. (For instance, butane has two isomeric forms: butane itself and another called 2-methylpropane or isobutane).
  • Do not confuse with alkene.

Synonyms

  • (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon): paraffin

Hypernyms

  • hydrocarbon

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Further reading

  • -ane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Verb

alkane

  1. present active potential connegative of alkaa

Anagrams

  • alkaen, kelaan, kelana, lakena, lankea, lekana

Source: wiktionary.org