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cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

UK/ˌsaɪkləʊˌpɛntənəʊˌpɜːhaɪdrəʊfəˈnænθɹiːn//ˌsaɪkloʊˌpɛntənoʊˌpəɹˌhaɪdɹoʊfəˈnænθɹiːn/

cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene noun: the carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.

Noun

cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes)

  1. The carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.
    Synonyms:
    gonane

Synonyms of cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

Forms of cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

pluralcyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes

Questions about cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

What does cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene mean?
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene means the carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.
What part of speech is cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene?
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene is a noun.
How do you pronounce cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene?
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene is pronounced /ˌsaɪkloʊˌpɛntənoʊˌpəɹˌhaɪdɹoʊfəˈnænθɹiːn/ (US).
What is the plural of cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene?
The plural of cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene is cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes.

Words near cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene in the dictionary

  1. cyclopentanoid
  2. cyclopentanoids
  3. cyclopentanol
  4. cyclopentanone
  5. cyclopentanones
  6. cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene
  7. cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes
  8. cyclopentanophenanthrene
  9. cyclopentanophenanthrenes
  10. cyclopentapeptide
  11. cyclopentapeptides

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