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pinane

pinane noun: the saturated bicyclic hydrocarbon 2,6,6-trimethyl-, (1a,2b,5a)-bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane made by the hydrogenation of pinene.

Noun

pinane (uncountable)

  1. The saturated bicyclic hydrocarbon 2,6,6-trimethyl-, (1a,2b,5a)-bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane made by the hydrogenation of pinene

Origin of pinane

From pine + -ane, from Latin pinus (“pine tree”).

Words formed from pinane

Questions about pinane

What does pinane mean?
Pinane means the saturated bicyclic hydrocarbon 2,6,6-trimethyl-, (1a,2b,5a)-bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane made by the hydrogenation of pinene.
What part of speech is pinane?
Pinane is a noun.

Words near pinane in the dictionary

  1. Pinamucan Ibaba
  2. Pinamucan Silangan
  3. Pinamungajan
  4. Pinanag-an
  5. pinanamine
  6. pinane
  7. pinanediol
  8. pinanediols
  9. pinang
  10. pinangs
  11. pinapple

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