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phosphirane

phosphirane noun: a saturated heterocycle that has two carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom.

Noun

phosphirane (plural phosphiranes)

  1. A saturated heterocycle that has two carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom

Forms of phosphirane

pluralphosphiranes

Questions about phosphirane

What does phosphirane mean?
Phosphirane means a saturated heterocycle that has two carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom.
What part of speech is phosphirane?
Phosphirane is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphirane?
The plural of phosphirane is phosphiranes.

Words near phosphirane in the dictionary

  1. phosphinous acids
  2. phosphins
  3. phosphinyl
  4. phosphinylated
  5. phosphinyls
  6. phosphirane
  7. phosphiranes
  8. phosphirene
  9. phosphirenes
  10. phosphite
  11. phosphite ester

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