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cyclopropane
[ sahy-kluh-proh-peyn, sik-luh- ]
noun
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 6 , used in organic synthesis and in medicine as an anesthetic.
cyclopropane
/ 藢s瑟k-; 藢sa瑟kl蓹蕣藞pr蓹蕣pe瑟n /
noun
- a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C 3 H 6 ; boiling pt: 鈥34掳C
cyclopropane
- A highly flammable, explosive, colorless gas that was once in wide use as an anesthetic but has been mostly replaced by less flammable gases. The three carbon atoms of cyclopropane form a triangular ring. Chemical formula: C 3 H 6 .
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cyclopropane1
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Subsequent evidence proposing a symmetrical colibactin structure indicates that the molecule has two 鈥榳arheads鈥 made of a structure called cyclopropane, which target adenines5.
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