alane
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.aɪn/
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alane (plural alanes)
- (inorganic chemistry) Aluminium hydride, AlH3.
- (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
Usage notes edit
- This is the current IUPAC name, but is to be replaced by alumane because the systematically derived name of the -AlH2 group would be alanyl which is already used as a derivative of alanine.
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Etymology edit
From Middle English alane.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alane
- alone
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:
- proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.
- proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114