Meanings
nounspiropentane (plural spiropentanes)
plural spiropentanes
- chemistryThe simplest triangulane hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, consisting of two spiro-linked cyclopropane rings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sper-
- Proto-Indo-European*sper-yeh₂-
- Ancient Greekσπεῖρα (speîra)
- Latinspīra
- Englishspiro-
- Englishpentane
- Englishspiropentane
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APA
spiropentane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiropentane
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“spiropentane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiropentane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiropentane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiropentane.
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