Associations to the word «Cyclopropane»

Wiktionary

CYCLOPROPANE, noun. (organic compound) (pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

Dictionary definition

CYCLOPROPANE, noun. A colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic.

Wise words

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