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From dodecahedron + -ane.
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dodecahedrane
Today it means: One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron. Full definition →
Today it means: One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron. Full definition →
From dodecahedron + -ane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.