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octaazacubanes

octaazacubanes is the plural of octaazacubane.

Meaning of octaazacubane

Noun

octaazacubane (countable and uncountable, plural octaazacubanes)

  1. A theoretical molecule composed of eight (8) nitrogen atoms only, in a cubic configuration, with each nitrogen (N) atom being a vertex on the cube, and bonding to three other nitrogens at the nearest three other vertexes. This is theorized to be the high explosive with the highest velocity, the most explosive non-nuclear explosive. It is an allotrope of nitrogen, and an analogue of the organic molecule cubane; and an isomer of octanitrogen (N₈).
    Synonyms:
    cubaazaane, cubaazane, cubazaane, cubazane, cuboazaane, cuboazane, octaazahexacycloctane, octaazahexacyclooctane, octazahexacyclooctane, octoazahexacycloctane

Questions about octaazacubanes

What is octaazacubanes the plural of?
Octaazacubanes is the plural of octaazacubane.

Words near octaazacubanes in the dictionary

  1. octa-
  2. octaacetate
  3. octaacetates
  4. octaatomic
  5. octaazacubane
  6. octaazacubanes
  7. octaazamacrocycle
  8. octabasic
  9. octabenzone
  10. octabin
  11. octabromide

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