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chroman

chroman is the alternative form of chromane.

Meaning of chromane

Noun

chromane (plural chromanes)

  1. A bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of dihydro-pyran; it is the base unit of tocopherols
    Synonyms:
    chroman

Forms of chroman

pluralchromans

Questions about chroman

What is chroman the alternative form of?
Chroman is the alternative form of chromane.

Words near chroman in the dictionary

  1. chromameter
  2. chromameters
  3. chromametric
  4. chromammine
  5. chromammines
  6. chroman
  7. chromane
  8. chromanes
  9. chromanol
  10. chromanols
  11. chromanone

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