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propellane

propellane noun: any tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having two bridgehead carbon atoms joined by three bridges and a direct link.

propellane: any tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having two bridgehead carbon atoms joined by three bridges and...
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Noun

propellane (plural propellanes)

  1. Any tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having two bridgehead carbon atoms joined by three bridges and a direct link.

Forms of propellane

pluralpropellanes

Questions about propellane

What does propellane mean?
Propellane means any tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having two bridgehead carbon atoms joined by three bridges and a direct link.
What part of speech is propellane?
Propellane is a noun.
What is the plural of propellane?
The plural of propellane is propellanes.

Words near propellane in the dictionary

  1. propel
  2. propelargonidin
  3. propelargonidins
  4. propelinear
  5. propellable
  6. propellane
  7. propellanes
  8. propellant
  9. propellantless
  10. propellants
  11. propelled

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