heterophane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any derivative of a phane in which a carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom

Word forms

heterophane heterophanes

Etymology

From hetero- + phane.

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