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heterocycloalkane

heterocycloalkane noun: any saturated heterocycle formally derived from a cycloalkane by replacing one or more carbon atoms with a heteroatom.

Noun

heterocycloalkane (plural heterocycloalkanes)

  1. Any saturated heterocycle formally derived from a cycloalkane by replacing one or more carbon atoms with a heteroatom

Forms of heterocycloalkane

pluralheterocycloalkanes

Origin of heterocycloalkane

From hetero- + cycloalkane.

Questions about heterocycloalkane

What does heterocycloalkane mean?
Heterocycloalkane means any saturated heterocycle formally derived from a cycloalkane by replacing one or more carbon atoms with a heteroatom.
What part of speech is heterocycloalkane?
Heterocycloalkane is a noun.
What is the plural of heterocycloalkane?
The plural of heterocycloalkane is heterocycloalkanes.

Words near heterocycloalkane in the dictionary

  1. heterocyclisation
  2. heterocyclisations
  3. heterocyclization
  4. heterocyclizations
  5. heterocyclized
  6. heterocycloalkane
  7. heterocycloalkanes
  8. heterocyclyl
  9. heterocyclyls
  10. heterocyst
  11. heterocystous

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