gonane

G2O1N1A1N1E1

noun

A tetracyclic hydrocarbon framework made of three fused six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. It serves as the core structural skeleton for all steroids, rather than being a commonly isolated compound itself.

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cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene
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Meanings

noungonane (plural gonanes)

plural gonanes

  1. chemistryA tetracyclic hydrocarbon framework made of three fused six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. It serves as the core structural skeleton for all steroids, rather than being a commonly isolated compound itself.

    Synonyms: cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tetracyclic hydrocarbon framework made of three fused six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. It serves as the core structural skeleton for all steroids, rather than being a commonly isolated compound itself.

Similar
cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene
Also see
cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

GenoannonageNeogan
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MLA

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Chicago

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

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