cy·clo·pro·pane (s  kl -pr  p n)n. A highly flammable, explosive, colorless gas, C3H6, sometimes used as an anesthetic. |
cyclopropane [ˌsaɪkləʊˈprəʊpeɪn ˌsɪk-]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt.: -34°C
cyclopropane (skl-prpn, s kl-) A highly flammable, explosive, colorless gas that was once in wide use as an anesthetic but has been mostly replaced by less flammable gases. The three carbon atoms of cyclopropane form a triangular ring. Chemical formula: C3H6. |
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| Noun | 1. | cyclopropane - a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic - a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled |
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