"cubane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cubanes [plural]
Etymology: From cube + -ane. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cube|-ane}} cube + -ane Head templates: {{en-noun}} cubane (plural cubanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₈H₈, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube. Derived forms: octaazacubane, octanitrocubane, perfluorocubane Related terms: dodecahedrane Translations (C8H8): 立方烷 (lìfāngwán) (Chinese Mandarin)

Inflected forms

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