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cyclopropane

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cyclopropane has 1 sense
  1. cyclopropane - a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
    --1 is a kind of
    inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic

Definitions from the Web

Cyclopropane

Noun:

A flammable hydrocarbon gas with the formula C3H6, used mainly as a fuel gas for welding and cutting metals.

Sample sentence:

For efficient and clean metalworking, the welder opted for the use of cyclopropane instead of traditional fuel gases.

Noun:

A polycyclic hydrocarbon compound with three carbon atoms and three hydrogen atoms forming a ring structure.

Sample sentence:

The chemical compound cyclopropane is known for its high strain due to the ring's angle strain.

Adjective:

Relating to or characteristic of cyclopropane.

Sample sentence:

The research paper discusses the stability and reactivity of various cyclopropane derivatives.

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