English Explanatory Dictionary

pagodane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic compound with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀.
  2. Any of a family of compounds whose molecular skeletons have the same 16-carbon central cage as the basic compound.

Word forms

pagodane pagodanes

Etymology

From pagoda + -ane, because of the molecule's resemblance to a pagoda.

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