fenestrane

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noun

Any hydrocarbon consisting of a central carbon atom connected with single bonds to four other carbon atoms each of which is connected to two of the others by a chain of carbon atoms; any derivative of such a compound.

OriginLatin fenestra →
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Meanings

nounfenestrane (plural fenestranes)

plural fenestranes

  1. chemistryAny hydrocarbon consisting of a central carbon atom connected with single bonds to four other carbon atoms each of which is connected to two of the others by a chain of carbon atoms; any derivative of such a compound.

Origin

  1. Latinfenestra“window”
  2. Englishfenestrane

From Latin fenestra (“window”) + -ane, from the apparent similarity of the structure to a windowpane.

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APA

fenestrane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrane

MLA

“fenestrane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fenestrane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenestrane.

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