Meanings
nounbuxane (plural buxanes)
plural buxanes
- chemistryA hypothetetical pentacyclic alkane from which Buxus steroidal alkaloids are derived.
Origin
Name invented by Dildar Ahmed around 1991, named after Buxus
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APA
buxane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxane
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“buxane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buxane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buxane.
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