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oxetane

oxetane noun: any of a class of heterocyclic compounds having a four-membered ring containing 3 carbon atoms and 1 oxygen atom; the parent compound C₃H₆O.

Noun

oxetane (plural oxetanes)

  1. Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds having a four-membered ring containing 3 carbon atoms and 1 oxygen atom; the parent compound C₃H₆O.

Forms of oxetane

pluraloxetanes

Questions about oxetane

What does oxetane mean?
Oxetane means any of a class of heterocyclic compounds having a four-membered ring containing 3 carbon atoms and 1 oxygen atom; the parent compound C₃H₆O.
What part of speech is oxetane?
Oxetane is a noun.
What is the plural of oxetane?
The plural of oxetane is oxetanes.

Words near oxetane in the dictionary

  1. oxepins
  2. oxer
  3. oxers
  4. oxes
  5. oxetacaine
  6. oxetane
  7. oxetanes
  8. oxetanyl
  9. oxetanyls
  10. oxete
  11. oxetene

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