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dithietane

dithietane noun: any of a class of heterocycle having a four-member ring with two carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms.

Noun

dithietane (plural dithietanes)

  1. Any of a class of heterocycle having a four-member ring with two carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms

Forms of dithietane

pluraldithietanes

Origin of dithietane

From di- + thietane.

Words formed from dithietane

Questions about dithietane

What does dithietane mean?
Dithietane means any of a class of heterocycle having a four-member ring with two carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms.
What part of speech is dithietane?
Dithietane is a noun.
What is the plural of dithietane?
The plural of dithietane is dithietanes.

Words near dithietane in the dictionary

  1. dithiazoles
  2. dithiepane
  3. dithiepanes
  4. dithiepine
  5. dithiepines
  6. dithietane
  7. dithietanes
  8. dithiete
  9. dithietes
  10. dithiin
  11. dithiine

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