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Nonage vs Nonane - What's the difference?

nonage | nonane |

As nouns the difference between nonage and nonane

is that nonage is the state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor or nonage can be (obsolete|rare) a payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods while nonane is (organic compound) any of vary many isomeric alkanes, of general formula c9h20, having 9 carbon atoms.

nonage

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) nounage, corresponding to .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
  • The other he used to recreate himself with, after he had been solemnly Contracted to his intended Spouse who was in her Nonage , and kept her till his Wife was ripe for Consummation.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.
  • Anagrams

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    nonane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of vary many isomeric alkanes, of general formula C9H20, having 9 carbon atoms.