bullvalene

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noun

A tricyclic hydrocarbon whose structure is constantly changing between 1,209,600 possible tautomers

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Meanings

nounbullvalene (plural bullvalenes)

plural bullvalenes

  1. chemistryA tricyclic hydrocarbon whose structure is constantly changing between 1,209,600 possible tautomers

Origin

from the nickname of one the scientists who predicted its properties in 1963 and the underlying concept of valence tautomerism, William "Bull" Doering. Chosen to rhyme with fulvalene.

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APA

bullvalene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullvalene

MLA

“bullvalene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullvalene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullvalene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullvalene.

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