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spiro compound

spiro compound noun: any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.

Noun

spiro compound (plural spiro compounds)

  1. Any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.

Forms of spiro compound

pluralspiro compounds

Questions about spiro compound

What does spiro compound mean?
Spiro compound means any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.
What part of speech is spiro compound?
Spiro compound is a noun.
What is the plural of spiro compound?
The plural of spiro compound is spiro compounds.

Words near spiro compound in the dictionary

  1. spirketting
  2. spirkettings
  3. spirling
  4. spirlings
  5. spiro
  6. spiro compound
  7. spiro compounds
  8. spiro-
  9. spiro-annulated
  10. spiroacetal
  11. spiroacetals

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