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phosphetane

phosphetane noun: a saturated four-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom.

Noun

phosphetane (countable and uncountable, plural phosphetanes)

  1. A saturated four-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom

Forms of phosphetane

pluralphosphetanes

Questions about phosphetane

What does phosphetane mean?
Phosphetane means a saturated four-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom.
What part of speech is phosphetane?
Phosphetane is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphetane?
The plural of phosphetane is phosphetanes.

Words near phosphetane in the dictionary

  1. phosphepanes
  2. phosphepin
  3. phosphepine
  4. phosphepines
  5. phosphepins
  6. phosphetane
  7. phosphetanes
  8. phosphid
  9. phosphide
  10. phosphides
  11. phosphidic

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