cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

US/ˌsaɪkloʊˌpɛntənoʊˌpəɹˌhaɪdɹoʊfəˈnænθɹiːn/UK/ˌsaɪkləʊˌpɛntənəʊˌpɜːhaɪdrəʊfəˈnænθɹiːn/

noun

The carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.

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nouncyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes)

plural cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.

    Synonyms: gonane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe carbon skeleton found in steroids. More commonly known as gonane.

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Translations

French cyclopentanoperhydrophénanthrène
  • cyclopentanoperhydrophénanthrènecarbon skeleton in steroids
Portuguese ciclopentanoperidrofenantreno
  • ciclopentanoperidrofenantrenocarbon skeleton in steroids
Russian цѝклопента̀нпергѝдрофенантре́н
  • цѝклопента̀нпергѝдрофенантре́н (cìklopentànpergìdrofenantrén)carbon skeleton in steroids
Spanish ciclopentanoperhidrofenantreno
  • ciclopentanoperhidrofenantrenocarbon skeleton in steroids

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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