Alane

/əˈleɪn/ noun

A chemical compound (aluminum hydride) used in organic synthesis and as a reducing agent in laboratory and industrial chemistry.

A systematic chemical name derived from aluminum and the suffix '-ane' used for hydride compounds in chemical nomenclature, developed in the 20th century as chemistry formalized its naming system.

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