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cyclopropane

cyclopropane

English

Noun

cyclopropane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopropanes)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

Derived terms

  • titanacyclopropane

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