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episelenide

episelenide noun: any of a class of organic compound, analogous to epoxides (or episulfides), in which a selenium atom replaces the oxygen.

Noun

episelenide (plural episelenides)

  1. Any of a class of organic compound, analogous to epoxides (or episulfides), in which a selenium atom replaces the oxygen.

Forms of episelenide

pluralepiselenides

Origin of episelenide

From epi- + selenide.

Questions about episelenide

What does episelenide mean?
Episelenide means any of a class of organic compound, analogous to epoxides (or episulfides), in which a selenium atom replaces the oxygen.
What part of speech is episelenide?
Episelenide is a noun.
What is the plural of episelenide?
The plural of episelenide is episelenides.

Words near episelenide in the dictionary

  1. episcopolatry
  2. episcopophobia
  3. episcopy
  4. episcotister
  5. episcotisters
  6. episelenide
  7. episelenides
  8. episema
  9. episemantic
  10. episematic
  11. episememe

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