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phospholane

phospholane noun: a saturated, five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

phospholane (plural phospholanes)

  1. A saturated, five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom; any derivative of this compound
    Synonyms:
    phospholidine

Synonyms of phospholane

Forms of phospholane

pluralphospholanes

Origin of phospholane

From phosphole + -ane.

Words formed from phospholane

Questions about phospholane

What does phospholane mean?
Phospholane means a saturated, five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is phospholane?
Phospholane is a noun.
What is the plural of phospholane?
The plural of phospholane is phospholanes.

Words near phospholane in the dictionary

  1. phospholactates
  2. phospholactic acid
  3. phospholamban
  4. phospholambans
  5. phospholambin
  6. phospholane
  7. phospholanes
  8. phosphole
  9. phospholes
  10. phospholidine
  11. phospholigand

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