kolvetni

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl.vɛhtnɪ/

Noun

kolvetni n (genitive singular kolvetnis, nominative plural kolvetni)

  1. (nutrition) carbohydrate (organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose)
    Synonyms: sykra, kolhýdrat
  2. (organic chemistry) hydrocarbon
    Synonyms: kolvatnsefni, vetniskol, vetniskolefni

Declension

Declension of kolvetni (neuter, based on vetni)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kolvetni kolvetnið kolvetni kolvetnin
accusative kolvetni kolvetnið kolvetni kolvetnin
dative kolvetni kolvetninu kolvetnum kolvetnunum
genitive kolvetnis kolvetnisins kolvetna kolvetnanna

Derived terms

  • daggarmark kolvetnis (hydrocarbon dewpoint)
  • kolvetnalosun (hydrocarbon emission)
  • kolvetnisgalli (defectus carbohydrati)
  • kolvetnisgas (acetylene)