Etymology

norbornane

N1O1R1B3O1R1N1A1N1E1

Today it means: A bicyclic saturated hydrocarbon, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, related to norbornene and norbornadiene Full definition →

English bornane ← Latin nōrmālis
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The story

  1. Latinnorma
  2. Latinnōrmālis
  3. Englishnormal
  4. Englishnor-
  5. Englishbornane
  6. English todaynorbornane

From nor- + bornane.

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