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Cyclopropane

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cyclopropane is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₃H₆, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

Meaning

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

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Related dictionary entries include protonated, propane, cyclopropyl, cycloheptane, cyclopentane, cycloalkane.

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