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ladderanes

ladderanes is the plural of ladderane.

Meaning of ladderane

Noun

ladderane (plural ladderanes)

  1. Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem.

Questions about ladderanes

What is ladderanes the plural of?
Ladderanes is the plural of ladderane.

Words near ladderanes in the dictionary

  1. ladder walls
  2. ladder-back
  3. ladder-backs
  4. ladder-laced
  5. ladderane
  6. ladderanes
  7. ladderback
  8. ladderback loach
  9. ladderbacks
  10. ladderbeam
  11. ladderbeams

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