graphane

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noun

An extended two-dimensional hydrocarbon, of general formula (CH)ₙ, derived from graphene by adding a hydrogen atom to each carbon atom alternately on each side of the plane.

OriginEnglish graph(ite) ← German Graphit ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) →
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Meanings

noungraphane (usually uncountable, plural graphanes)

plural graphanes

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn extended two-dimensional hydrocarbon, of general formula (CH)ₙ, derived from graphene by adding a hydrogen atom to each carbon atom alternately on each side of the plane.

    Because of the random nature of ripples, single-sided graphane is expected to be a disordered material, similar to graphene oxide, rather than a new graphene-based crystal.

    2009 January 30, D. C. Elias et al., “Control of Graphene's Properties by Reversible Hydrogenation: Evidence for Graphane”, in Science

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  4. GermanGraphit
  5. Englishgraph(ite)
  6. Englishgraphane

From graph(ite) + -ane.

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Translations

Russian графа́н
  • графа́н (grafán)Translations
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APA

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Chicago

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