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housane

housane noun: the bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈).

housane: the bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈)
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Noun

housane (uncountable)

  1. The bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈).

Origin of housane

From house + -ane, named for the molecule's resemblance to a house.

Questions about housane

What does housane mean?
Housane means the bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈).
What part of speech is housane?
Housane is a noun.

Words near housane in the dictionary

  1. Hous.
  2. housability
  3. housable
  4. housage
  5. housages
  6. housane
  7. Housatonic
  8. Housden
  9. Housdens
  10. house
  11. house advantage

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