Platonic hydrocarbon

noun

A hydrocarbon whose structure matches one of the five Platonic solids.

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Meanings

nounPlatonic hydrocarbon (plural Platonic hydrocarbons)

plural Platonic hydrocarbons

  1. chemistryA hydrocarbon whose structure matches one of the five Platonic solids.
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