Definition of CYCLOPROPANE

cyclopropane

Plural: cyclopropanes

Noun

  • a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
  • The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₃H₆, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

Origin / Etymology

From cyclo- + propane.

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