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oxirane

oxirane noun: a three-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; ethylene oxide.

Noun

oxirane (plural oxiranes)

  1. A three-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; ethylene oxide

Forms of oxirane

pluraloxiranes

Questions about oxirane

What does oxirane mean?
Oxirane means a three-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom; ethylene oxide.
What part of speech is oxirane?
Oxirane is a noun.
What is the plural of oxirane?
The plural of oxirane is oxiranes.

Words near oxirane in the dictionary

  1. oxine
  2. oxiodic
  3. oxiperomide
  4. oxipurinol
  5. oxiracetam
  6. oxirane
  7. oxiranes
  8. oxireductase
  9. oxireductases
  10. oxirene
  11. oxirenes

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