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From house + -ane, named for the molecule's resemblance to a house.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
housane
Today it means: The bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈). Full definition →
Today it means: The bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈). Full definition →
From house + -ane, named for the molecule's resemblance to a house.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.