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iceane

iceane noun: a saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.

Noun

iceane (uncountable)

  1. A saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.

Origin of iceane

From ice + -ane, from its shape; proposed by Louis Fieser.

Questions about iceane

What does iceane mean?
Iceane means a saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.
What part of speech is iceane?
Iceane is a noun.

Words near iceane in the dictionary

  1. ice-skating
  2. ice-skating rink
  3. ice-skating rinks
  4. ice-volcanic
  5. Ice.
  6. iceane
  7. ICEB
  8. icebag
  9. icebags
  10. iceball
  11. iceballs

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