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Term: alkanes

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alkanes

Definitions

Noun

  1. A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula cnh(2n+2)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 alkanes 2 0

Sounds Like

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 actions 2 68
2 captain's 2 7
3 saxons 2 7
4 factions 2 6
5 catkins 2 5
6 mansions 2 4
7 canyons 2 2
8 catherine's 2 2
9 hansen's 2 2
10 jackson's 2 2
11 jacksons 2 2
12 lanterns 2 2
13 napkins 2 2
14 afghans 2 1
15 captains 2 1
16 captions 2 1
17 chaplains 2 1
18 haskins 2 1
19 macklin's 2 1
20 action's 2 0
21 adkins 2 0
22 admins 2 0
23 albans 2 0
24 alcan's 2 0
25 alfin's 2 0
26 alkenes 2 0
27 allianz 3 0
28 ameron's 3 0
29 amgen's 2 0
30 ashton's 2 0
31 askin's 2 0
32 aspen's 2 0
33 aspens 2 0
34 aspin's 2 0
35 atkins 2 0
36 axons 2 0
37 backbones 2 0
38 baskins 2 0
39 bastions 2 0
40 batson's 2 0
41 caftans 2 0
42 calgene's 2 0
43 calkins 2 0
44 calvin's 2 0
45 camden's 2 0
46 cameron's 3 0
47 camerons 3 0
48 cantons 2 0
49 canyon's 2 0
50 carrian's 3 0
51 catharines 2 0
52 catherines 2 0
53 chaperones 3 0
54 chaplin's 2 0
55 chapman's 2 0
56 datsun's 2 0
57 falcons 2 0
58 galleons 3 0
59 galvin's 2 0
60 gascons 2 0
61 gaskins 2 0
62 gaston's 2 0
63 halftones 2 0
64 hankins 2 0
65 hanson's 2 0
66 has-beens 2 0
67 janssens 2 0
68 kalnins 2 0
69 kansan's 2 0
70 kansans 2 0
71 kansans' 2 0
72 kaplain's 2 0
73 kaplan's 2 0
74 landon's 2 0
75 langhans 2 0
76 lankans 2 0
77 lat-lons 2 0
78 madkins 2 0
79 madsen's 2 0
80 mankins 2 0
81 manson's 2 0
82 matkins 2 0
83 rankins 2 0
84 rathburne's 2 0
85 sampans 2 0
86 saxon's 2 0
87 shadowens 3 0
88 tamarins 3 0
89 tampons 2 0

Spelled Like

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 planes 1 26
2 lanes 1 4
3 balkans 2 2
4 alkaline 3 2
5 balkan 2 2
6 balances 3 1
7 landes 1 1
8 alkenes 2 0
9 alane 2 0
10 alkalies 3 0
11 alkahest 3 0
12 albanese 4 0
13 alaskans 3 0
14 llanes 1 0
15 lanese 3 0
16 lane's 1 0
17 karnes 1 0
18 kane's 1 0
19 galane 2 0
20 alkene 2 0

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 alkenes 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 89

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

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Professor Rachel Narehood Austin Publishes New Research on the Transformation of Alkanes
Dec 15, 2023 Barnard College
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Attenuated LMCT photocatalysis enables Cā”€H allylation of methane and other gaseous alkanes
Nov 7, 2025 Science | AAAS
Efficient alkane oxidation under combustion engine and atmospheric conditions
Feb 18, 2021 Nature
Cross-Coupling of Gaseous Alkanes with (Hetero)Aryl Bromides via Dual Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis
Sep 24, 2024 Wiley Online Library

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