heterophane

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hetero- +‎ phane

Noun[edit]

heterophane (plural heterophanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any derivative of a phane in which a carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom
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