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diphosphirane

diphosphirane noun: a saturated three-membered heterocycle containing one carbon atom and two phosphorus atoms.

Noun

diphosphirane (countable and uncountable, plural diphosphiranes)

  1. A saturated three-membered heterocycle containing one carbon atom and two phosphorus atoms

Forms of diphosphirane

pluraldiphosphiranes

Questions about diphosphirane

What does diphosphirane mean?
Diphosphirane means a saturated three-membered heterocycle containing one carbon atom and two phosphorus atoms.
What part of speech is diphosphirane?
Diphosphirane is a noun.
What is the plural of diphosphirane?
The plural of diphosphirane is diphosphiranes.

Words near diphosphirane in the dictionary

  1. diphosphinanes
  2. diphosphine
  3. diphosphines
  4. diphosphinine
  5. diphosphinines
  6. diphosphirane
  7. diphosphiranes
  8. diphosphite
  9. diphosphites
  10. diphosphocane
  11. diphosphoglucose

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