pseudoaxial

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adjective

Describing bonds, in a ring system that does not have a true axis, that are approximately parallel to it (i.e. approximately at right-angles to the ring)

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Meanings

adjectivepseudoaxial (not comparable)

alternative pseudo-axial

  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing bonds, in a ring system that does not have a true axis, that are approximately parallel to it (i.e. approximately at right-angles to the ring)

Origin

From pseudo- + axial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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