pagodane
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pagoda + -ane, because of the molecule's resemblance to a pagoda.
Noun
[edit]pagodane (countable and uncountable, plural pagodanes)
- (organic chemistry) An organic compound with the chemical formula C20H20.
- (organic chemistry) Any of a family of compounds whose molecular skeletons have the same 16-carbon central cage as the basic compound.