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phosphaadamantane

phosphaadamantane noun: any of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative of these compounds.

Noun

phosphaadamantane (plural phosphaadamantanes)

  1. Any of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative of these compounds

Forms of phosphaadamantane

pluralphosphaadamantanes

Questions about phosphaadamantane

What does phosphaadamantane mean?
Phosphaadamantane means any of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative of these compounds.
What part of speech is phosphaadamantane?
Phosphaadamantane is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphaadamantane?
The plural of phosphaadamantane is phosphaadamantanes.

Words near phosphaadamantane in the dictionary

  1. PHOSITA
  2. PHOSITAs
  3. phosmet
  4. phosph-
  5. phospha-
  6. phosphaadamantane
  7. phosphaadamantanes
  8. phosphaalkene
  9. phosphaalkenes
  10. phosphaalkyne
  11. phosphaalkynes

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