"alkanofer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alkanofers [plural]
Etymology: alkane + -o- (linking vowel) + Latin -fer Etymology templates: {{af|en|alkane|-o-|-fer|lang3=la|pos2=linking vowel}} alkane + -o- (linking vowel) + Latin -fer Head templates: {{en-noun}} alkanofer (plural alkanofers)
  1. A subsurface reservoir of liquid hydrocarbons
    Sense id: en-alkanofer-en-noun-OCV~ZMTW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-

Inflected forms

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