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diasterane

diasterane noun: any of a group of isomers of steranes formed during diagenesis.

Noun (1)

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

  1. Any of a group of isomers of steranes formed during diagenesis
    • Additionally, Mississippi River discharge could not explain the elevated hopane, sterane, and diasterane concentrations [23, 75 ] and depletion in natural abundance radiocarbon [63 ] in NE GoM surface sediments that are indicative of petroleum hydrocarbon input.2015 July 15, “Sedimentation Pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH Blowout”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun (2)

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

  1. The simplest possible asterane tricyclo[3.1.1.12,4]octane, or [2]asterane

Forms of diasterane

pluraldiasteranes

Origin of diasterane

From dia- + sterane.

From di- + asterane.

Questions about diasterane

What does diasterane mean?
Diasterane means any of a group of isomers of steranes formed during diagenesis.
What part of speech is diasterane?
Diasterane is a noun.
What is the plural of diasterane?
The plural of diasterane is diasteranes.

Words near diasterane in the dictionary

  1. diastematic
  2. diastematomyelia
  3. diastemic
  4. diastems
  5. diaster
  6. diasterane
  7. diasteranes
  8. diastereochemical
  9. diastereochemistry
  10. diastereocontrol
  11. diastereofacial

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