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asterane

asterane noun: any of a group of hydrocarbon cage compounds consisting of two cycloalkane rings linked to each other by methylene groups.

Noun

asterane (plural asteranes)

  1. Any of a group of hydrocarbon cage compounds consisting of two cycloalkane rings linked to each other by methylene groups

Forms of asterane

pluralasteranes

Words formed from asterane

Questions about asterane

What does asterane mean?
Asterane means any of a group of hydrocarbon cage compounds consisting of two cycloalkane rings linked to each other by methylene groups.
What part of speech is asterane?
Asterane is a noun.
What is the plural of asterane?
The plural of asterane is asteranes.

Words near asterane in the dictionary

  1. aster leafhopper
  2. aster yellows
  3. aster-
  4. asteracean
  5. asteraceous
  6. asterane
  7. asteranes
  8. astereognosia
  9. astereognosis
  10. asteria
  11. asteriacerebroside

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