NORBORNANE


Meaning of NORBORNANE in English

(ˈ)nȯr+ noun

Etymology: nor- + bornane

: a bicyclic crystalline hydrocarbon C 7 H 12 that is the parent compound of various terpenoids (as camphor and fenchone) and that is obtained by adding ethylene to cyclopentadiene under heat and pressure and then hydrogenating; 1,4-methano-cyclohexane; bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane — called also norcamphane

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