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spirocyclohexane

spirocyclohexane noun: a divalent radical in which a cyclohexane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another.

Noun

spirocyclohexane (plural spirocyclohexanes)

  1. A divalent radical in which a cyclohexane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another

Forms of spirocyclohexane

pluralspirocyclohexanes

Origin of spirocyclohexane

From spiro- + cyclohexane.

Questions about spirocyclohexane

What does spirocyclohexane mean?
Spirocyclohexane means a divalent radical in which a cyclohexane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another.
What part of speech is spirocyclohexane?
Spirocyclohexane is a noun.
What is the plural of spirocyclohexane?
The plural of spirocyclohexane is spirocyclohexanes.

Words near spirocyclohexane in the dictionary

  1. spirocyclizations
  2. spirocyclobutane
  3. spirocyclobutanes
  4. spirocycloheptane
  5. spirocycloheptanes
  6. spirocyclohexane
  7. spirocyclohexanes
  8. spirocyclononane
  9. spirocyclononanes
  10. spirocyclooctane
  11. spirocyclooctanes

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