cyclopropane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English propane English cyclopropane From cyclo- + propane.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₃H₆, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyclopropanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dichlorocyclopropane · cyclopropanetrione · titanacyclopropane · milnacipran · cyclopropanation · spirocyclopropane · cyclopropanone · cyclopropyl · cyclopropannulated · methylenecyclopropane · dibromocyclopropane · cyclopropannulation · tetramethylcyclopropane · tranylcypromine
Translations (8)
fi syklopropaani (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · hu ciklopropán (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · it ciclopropano (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · el κυκλοπροπάνιο (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · nl cyclopropaan (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · de Cyclopropan (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · sv cyklopropan (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6) · fr cyclopropane (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6)