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barrelene

barrelene noun: the bicyclic organic compound bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5,7-triene.

Noun

barrelene (countable and uncountable, plural barrelenes)

  1. The bicyclic organic compound bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5,7-triene

Forms of barrelene

pluralbarrelenes

Origin of barrelene

From barrel + -ene, from the resemblance to a barrel, with the staves being three ethylene units attached to two methine groups.

Words formed from barrelene

Questions about barrelene

What does barrelene mean?
Barrelene means the bicyclic organic compound bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5,7-triene.
What part of speech is barrelene?
Barrelene is a noun.
What is the plural of barrelene?
The plural of barrelene is barrelenes.

Words near barrelene in the dictionary

  1. barrel-organs
  2. barrelage
  3. barrelages
  4. barrelchested
  5. barreled
  6. barrelene
  7. barrelenes
  8. barreler
  9. barrelers
  10. barrelet
  11. barrelets

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