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oxabicyclic

oxabicyclic adjective: describing a bicyclic compound having a bridging oxygen atom.

Adjective

oxabicyclic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a bicyclic compound having a bridging oxygen atom.
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
    • These oxabicyclic systems are very versatile intermediates in organic synthesis and have been prepared typically in racemic form by the [3 + 4] annulation between allyl cations and furans.

Origin of oxabicyclic

From oxa- + bicyclic.

Questions about oxabicyclic

What does oxabicyclic mean?
Oxabicyclic means describing a bicyclic compound having a bridging oxygen atom.
What part of speech is oxabicyclic?
Oxabicyclic is an adjective.

Words near oxabicyclic in the dictionary

  1. ox-eye daisy
  2. ox-eyed
  3. ox-eyes
  4. ox-tongue spear
  5. oxa-
  6. oxabicyclic
  7. oxabicycloheptene
  8. oxabicycloheptenes
  9. oxaborole
  10. oxaboroles
  11. oxacarbazepine

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