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spirocyclopropane

spirocyclopropane noun: a divalent radical in which a cyclopropane 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

spirocyclopropane (plural spirocyclopropanes)

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

Synonyms of spirocyclopropane

Forms of spirocyclopropane

pluralspirocyclopropanes

Origin of spirocyclopropane

From spiro- + cyclopropane.

Questions about spirocyclopropane

What does spirocyclopropane mean?
Spirocyclopropane means a divalent radical in which a cyclopropane 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 spirocyclopropane?
Spirocyclopropane is a noun.
What is the plural of spirocyclopropane?
The plural of spirocyclopropane is spirocyclopropanes.

Words near spirocyclopropane in the dictionary

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

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