Epiethane

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Ethane in a bridge position in a molecule. in-compounds, uncountable

Etymology

From epi- + ethane. Described in paragraph P-25.4.2.2.2 of the IUPAC Blue Book Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013.

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