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ALANE
Noun
alane (plural alanes)
(inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound
Usage notes
• 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.
Anagrams
• Leana, aneal
Source: Wiktionary
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