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phosphepine

phosphepine noun: a seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

phosphepine (plural phosphepines)

  1. A seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound

Forms of phosphepine

pluralphosphepines

Questions about phosphepine

What does phosphepine mean?
Phosphepine means a seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is phosphepine?
Phosphepine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphepine?
The plural of phosphepine is phosphepines.

Words near phosphepine in the dictionary

  1. phosphenium
  2. phospheniums
  3. phosphepane
  4. phosphepanes
  5. phosphepin
  6. phosphepine
  7. phosphepines
  8. phosphepins
  9. phosphetane
  10. phosphetanes
  11. phosphid

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