Etymology

prismane

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Today it means: a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₆, having the shape of a regular triangular prism; any derivative of this compound Full definition →

English prism ← Late Latin prisma ← Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
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  1. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekπρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
  3. Late Latinprisma
  4. Englishprism
  5. English todayprismane

From prism + -ane.

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