CYCLOPROPANE


Meaning of CYCLOPROPANE in English

/suy'kleuh proh"payn, sik'leuh-/ , n. Chem., Pharm.

a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 6 , used in organic synthesis and in medicine as an anesthetic. Also called trimethylene .

[ 1890-95; CYCLO- + PROPANE ]

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