CYCLOPROPANE

cyclopropane

(noun) a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyclopropane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopropanes)

(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

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