As nouns the difference between taxonomy and alkane
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while alkane is .
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
alkane
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.
Derived terms
* chlorofluoroalkane
* cycloalkane
* hydrofluoroalkane
Related terms
* -ane
* alkene
* alkyne
Hypernyms
* hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
* methane
* ethane
* propane
* butane
* pentane
* hexane
* heptane
* octane
* nonane
* decane
* undecane
* dodecane
* hexadecane
* tetracosane
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