"decane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛkeɪn/ Forms: decanes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkeɪn Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane From dec- + -ane. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|dec-<ety:clip<deca->>|-ane|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ten", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ten", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ten", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ten", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déḱm̥", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*dékə", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δέκᾰ", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "feminizing suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ᾰ́ς", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δεκάς", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "decas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "déca-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deca-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dec-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ane", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "decane", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="decane"> From dec- + -ane. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decane (countable and uncountable, plural decanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂ Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: cyclodecane, decanal, decanethiol, decanoic, decyl, n-decane Translations (decane): decà [masculine] (Catalan), 癸烷 (guǐwán) (Chinese Mandarin), dekan [masculine] (Czech), dekaani (Finnish), décane [masculine] (French), Decan [neuter] (German), dekán (Hungarian), decano [masculine] (Italian), デカン (dekan) (Japanese), 데케인 (dekein) (Korean), 데칸 (dekan) (Korean), dekan [neuter] (Norwegian), dekan (Polish), decano [masculine] (Portuguese), дека́н (dekán) [masculine] (Russian), decano [masculine] (Spanish), dekan [neuter] (Swedish)

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *déḱm̥\nProto-Hellenic *dékə\nAncient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă)\nAncient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)\nAncient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der.\nLate Latin decasder.\nFrench déca-bor.\nEnglish deca-clip.\nEnglish dec-\nProto-Indo-European *-nós\nProto-Italic *-nos\nProto-Italic *-ānos\nLatin -ānusder.\nEnglish -ane\nEnglish decane\nFrom dec- + -ane.",
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        "Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "decane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "癸烷"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "decane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "dekan"
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "dekaani"
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "decane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "décane"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "decane",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Decan"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "dekán"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "decane",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "デカン"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "dekein",
      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "데케인"
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      "sense": "decane",
      "word": "데칸"
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      "word": "dekan"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "decane",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "дека́н"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "decane",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "decane",
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      "word": "dekan"
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}

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