platonic hydrocarbon

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Definition of platonic hydrocarbon in English English dictionary

Any of several polycyclic cagelike hydrocarbons whose underlying structure of carbon atoms is that of one of the Platonic solids; not all are possible, either due to excessive strain, or to valency considerations

Related Terms

Platonic hydrocarbons

plural form of Platonic hydrocarbon

Hyphenation

Pla·to·nic hy·dro·car·bon

Turkish pronunciation

plıtänîk haydrōkärbın

Pronunciation

/pləˈtänək ˌhīdrōˈkärbən/ /pləˈtɑːnɪk ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑːrbən/