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norbornane

norbornane noun: a bicyclic saturated hydrocarbon, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, related to norbornene and norbornadiene.

Noun

norbornane (countable and uncountable, plural norbornanes)

  1. A bicyclic saturated hydrocarbon, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, related to norbornene and norbornadiene

Forms of norbornane

pluralnorbornanes

Origin of norbornane

From nor- + bornane.

Questions about norbornane

What does norbornane mean?
Norbornane means a bicyclic saturated hydrocarbon, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, related to norbornene and norbornadiene.
What part of speech is norbornane?
Norbornane is a noun.
What is the plural of norbornane?
The plural of norbornane is norbornanes.

Words near norbornane in the dictionary

  1. norboletone
  2. norbormide
  3. norbornadiene
  4. norbornadienes
  5. norbornadienyl
  6. norbornane
  7. norbornanes
  8. Norborne
  9. norbornene
  10. norbornenes
  11. norbornenyl

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