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diselane

diselane noun: the binary compound of hydrogen and selenium H-Se-Se-H analogous to hydrogen peroxide.

Noun

diselane (countable and uncountable, plural diselanes)

  1. The binary compound of hydrogen and selenium H-Se-Se-H analogous to hydrogen peroxide
  2. Any organic derivative R-Se-Se-R' of this compound

Forms of diselane

pluraldiselanes

Origin of diselane

From di- + selane.

Questions about diselane

What does diselane mean?
Diselane means the binary compound of hydrogen and selenium H-Se-Se-H analogous to hydrogen peroxide.
What part of speech is diselane?
Diselane is a noun.
What is the plural of diselane?
The plural of diselane is diselanes.

Words near diselane in the dictionary

  1. disedifications
  2. disedified
  3. disedifies
  4. disedify
  5. disedifying
  6. diselane
  7. diselanes
  8. diselenide
  9. diselenides
  10. diselenium
  11. disembalm

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