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turriane

turriane noun: a (14-p,0-o)cyclophane derived from the gum from the wood of the plant Grevillea striata, consisting of biphenyl joined in a ring by a chain of fourteen carbon atoms.

Noun

turriane (plural turrianes)

  1. A (14-p,0-o)cyclophane derived from the gum from the wood of the plant Grevillea striata, consisting of biphenyl joined in a ring by a chain of fourteen carbon atoms.

Forms of turriane

pluralturrianes

Origin of turriane

Derived from turraie a word in an Australian Aboriginal language for Grevillea striata, named by DD Ridley, E Ritchie and WC Taylor in 1970

Questions about turriane

What does turriane mean?
Turriane means a (14-p,0-o)cyclophane derived from the gum from the wood of the plant Grevillea striata, consisting of biphenyl joined in a ring by a chain of fourteen carbon atoms.
What part of speech is turriane?
Turriane is a noun.
What is the plural of turriane?
The plural of turriane is turrianes.

Words near turriane in the dictionary

  1. Turret's syndrome
  2. turreted
  3. turretless
  4. turretlike
  5. turrets
  6. turriane
  7. turrianes
  8. turribant
  9. turribants
  10. turrible
  11. turribrachycephaly

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