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pagodane

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Etymology

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From pagoda +‎ -ane, because of the molecule's resemblance to a pagoda.

Noun

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pagodane (countable and uncountable, plural pagodanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) An organic compound with the chemical formula C20H20.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of compounds whose molecular skeletons have the same 16-carbon central cage as the basic compound.