Coumarane

/ˈkuːmərˌeɪn/ noun

Definition

An alternative or related name for the coumaran chemical compound, a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with specific ring fusion patterns.

Etymology

Variant of coumaran, possibly reflecting European chemical nomenclature differences. The -ane suffix denotes saturated hydrocarbons in chemistry naming.

Kelly Says

Coumarane and coumaran are essentially the same compound, but chemists in different countries sometimes gave it different names before international standards unified chemical nomenclature!

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