nonanaphthene

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noun

Any napthene with 9 carbon atoms.

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Meanings

nounnonanaphthene (countable and uncountable, plural nonanaphthenes)

plural nonanaphthenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny napthene with 9 carbon atoms.

    The range of the refractive indices for the half-degree fractions indicated the presence of nonanaphthenes and isononanes.

    1937, Universal Oil Products Company. Research Laboratories, Library Bulletin of Abstracts, volumes 12-13, page 195
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    The isolated nonanaphthene belongs to a general class of saturated monocyclic petroleum hydrocarbons, called naphthenes […]

    1934, United States. National Bureau of Standards, Technical News Bulletin, volumes 201-224, page 122

Origin

From nona- + naphthene.

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