spiro compound

noun

Any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.

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Meanings

nounspiro compound (plural spiro compounds)

plural spiro compounds

  1. chemistryAny polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.
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