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nonanaphthene en · NOUN

Etymology

From nona- + naphthene.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any napthene with 9 carbon atoms.
   • The isolated nonanaphthene belongs to a general class of saturated monocyclic petroleum hydrocarbons, called naphthenes […] 1934, United States. National Bureau of Standards, Technical News Bulletin, volumes 201-224, page 122:
   • The range of the refractive indices for the half-degree fractions indicated the presence of nonanaphthenes and isononanes. 1937, Universal Oil Products Company. Research Laboratories, Library Bulletin of Abstracts, volumes 12-13, page 195:

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