oxirene

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noun

The unsaturated three-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and one double bond

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounoxirene (plural oxirenes)

plural oxirenes

  1. chemistryThe unsaturated three-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and one double bond
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