diasterane

English

Etymology 1

From dia- +‎ sterane.

Noun

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomers of steranes formed during diagenesis
   • 2015 July 15, “Sedimentation Pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH Blowout”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Additionally, Mississippi River discharge could not explain the elevated hopane, sterane, and diasterane concentrations [23, 75 ] and depletion in natural abundance radiocarbon [63 ] in NE GoM surface sediments that are indicative of petroleum hydrocarbon input.

Etymology 2

From di- +‎ asterane.

Noun

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

1. (organic chemistry) The simplest possible asterane tricyclo[3.1.1.12,4]octane, or [2]asterane

Anagrams

• diarsenate