néopentane
French, noun/ne.ɔ.pɛ̃.tan/
néopentane is spelled N-É-O-P-E-N-T-A-N-E (10 letters). Néopentane is a French masculine noun meaning “neopentane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Isomère globulaire du pentane constitué d’un atome de carbone central entouré de quatre groupes méthyle”.
What does néopentane mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneopentane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Isomère globulaire du pentane constitué d’un atome de carbone central entouré de quatre groupes méthyle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of néopentane
- néopentanol canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce néopentane?
- /ne.ɔ.pɛ̃.tan/
- \ne.ɔ.pɛ̃.tan\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.