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pagodane

pagodane noun: an organic compound with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀.

Noun

pagodane (countable and uncountable, plural pagodanes)

  1. An organic compound with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀.
  2. Any of a family of compounds whose molecular skeletons have the same 16-carbon central cage as the basic compound.

Forms of pagodane

pluralpagodanes

Origin of pagodane

From pagoda + -ane, because of the molecule's resemblance to a pagoda.

Questions about pagodane

What does pagodane mean?
Pagodane means an organic compound with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀.
What part of speech is pagodane?
Pagodane is a noun.
What is the plural of pagodane?
The plural of pagodane is pagodanes.

Words near pagodane in the dictionary

  1. pagodah
  2. pagodahs
  3. pagodal
  4. pagodaless
  5. pagodalike
  6. pagodane
  7. pagodanes
  8. pagodas
  9. pagode
  10. pagodes
  11. pagodic

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