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retrodiene

retrodiene noun: used attributively to describe the removal of a previously added diene moiety from a molecule.

Noun

retrodiene (uncountable)

  1. used attributively to describe the removal of a previously added diene moiety from a molecule
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      Since reaction occurs specifically at the cyclobutene π-bond, the opportunity to effect a retrodiene loss of cyclopentadiene becomes an option.

Origin of retrodiene

From retro- + diene.

Questions about retrodiene

What does retrodiene mean?
Retrodiene means used attributively to describe the removal of a previously added diene moiety from a molecule.
What part of speech is retrodiene?
Retrodiene is a noun.

Words near retrodiene in the dictionary

  1. retrodicting
  2. retrodiction
  3. retrodictions
  4. retrodictive
  5. retrodicts
  6. retrodiene
  7. retrodifferentiate
  8. retrodifferentiated
  9. retrodifferentiation
  10. retrodigitization
  11. retrodimer

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