spirocyclopropane

noun

A divalent radical in which a cyclopropane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Similar
spirocyclopropyl
OriginEnglish cyclopropane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nounspirocyclopropane (plural spirocyclopropanes)

plural spirocyclopropanes

  1. chemistryA divalent radical in which a cyclopropane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

    Synonyms: spirocyclopropyl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA divalent radical in which a cyclopropane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Similar
spirocyclopropyl
Also see
spirocyclopropyl

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sper-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sper-yeh₂-
  3. Ancient Greekσπεῖρα (speîra)
  4. Latinspīra
  5. Englishspiro-
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  10. Classical Latincyclicu
  11. Middle Frenchcyclique
  12. Frenchcyclique
  13. Classical Latincyclicus
  14. Englishcyclic
  15. Englishcyclo-
  16. Englishpropane
  17. Englishcyclopropane
  18. Englishspirocyclopropane

From spiro- + cyclopropane.

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APA

spirocyclopropane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirocyclopropane

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“spirocyclopropane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirocyclopropane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirocyclopropane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirocyclopropane.

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