adamantane

English

Noun

adamantane (plural adamantanes)

2. (organic chemistry) A polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives

Derived terms

• adamantanethiol
• adamantanoid
• adamantanyl
• adamantone
• adamantyl
• amantadine
• amantocillin
• azaadamantane
• azidoadamantane
• bromoadamantane
• chloroadamantane
• haloadamantane
• iodoadamantane
• spiroadamantane

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: adamantaani
• Italian: adamantano m
• Polish: adamantan (pl) m
• Portuguese: adamantano m
• Spanish: adamantano m

See also

• adamantadine
• adamantanol
• diamondoid

Anagrams

• adamantean