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dodecahedrane

dodecahedrane noun: one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.

Noun

dodecahedrane (uncountable)

  1. One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.

Origin of dodecahedrane

From dodecahedron + -ane.

Questions about dodecahedrane

What does dodecahedrane mean?
Dodecahedrane means one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.
What part of speech is dodecahedrane?
Dodecahedrane is a noun.

Words near dodecahedrane in the dictionary

  1. dodecagrid
  2. dodecagrids
  3. dodecagynous
  4. dodecahedra
  5. dodecahedral
  6. dodecahedrane
  7. dodecahedric
  8. dodecahedron
  9. dodecahedronic
  10. dodecahedrons
  11. dodecahemicosahedron

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