isoindene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₈, composed of a cyclohexadiene ring fused with a cyclopentadiene ring.

Word forms

isoindene isoindenes

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English indigo French -ènebor. English -ene English indene English isoindene From iso- + indene.

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