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spirocyclopentane

spirocyclopentane noun: a divalent radical in which a cyclopentane 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

spirocyclopentane (plural spirocyclopentanes)

  1. A divalent radical in which a cyclopentane 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 spirocyclopentane

pluralspirocyclopentanes

Origin of spirocyclopentane

From spiro- + cyclopentane.

Questions about spirocyclopentane

What does spirocyclopentane mean?
Spirocyclopentane means a divalent radical in which a cyclopentane 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 spirocyclopentane?
Spirocyclopentane is a noun.
What is the plural of spirocyclopentane?
The plural of spirocyclopentane is spirocyclopentanes.

Words near spirocyclopentane in the dictionary

  1. spirocyclohexanes
  2. spirocyclononane
  3. spirocyclononanes
  4. spirocyclooctane
  5. spirocyclooctanes
  6. spirocyclopentane
  7. spirocyclopentanes
  8. spirocyclopropane
  9. spirocyclopropanes
  10. spirocyclopropyl
  11. spirocyst

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