dioxirane

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noun

Any of a class of saturated heterocycles having a three-membered ring, one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms

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Meanings

noundioxirane (plural dioxiranes)

plural dioxiranes

  1. chemistryAny of a class of saturated heterocycles having a three-membered ring, one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
peroxymethane
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