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isoindene

isoindene noun: a flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₈, composed of a cyclohexadiene ring fused with a cyclopentadiene ring.

Noun

isoindene (usually uncountable, plural isoindenes)

  1. (usually) A flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₈, composed of a cyclohexadiene ring fused with a cyclopentadiene ring.

Forms of isoindene

pluralisoindenes

Origin of isoindene

From iso- + indene.

Questions about isoindene

What does isoindene mean?
Isoindene means a flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₈, composed of a cyclohexadiene ring fused with a cyclopentadiene ring.
What part of speech is isoindene?
Isoindene is a noun.
What is the plural of isoindene?
The plural of isoindene is isoindenes.

Words near isoindene in the dictionary

  1. isoimmunizes
  2. isoimmunizing
  3. isoimperatorin
  4. isoindazole
  5. isoindazoles
  6. isoindene
  7. isoindenes
  8. isoindol-
  9. isoindole
  10. isoindoles
  11. isoindoline

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