cyclopropane

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cy·clo·pro·pane

 (sī′klə-prō′pān′)
n.
A highly flammable, explosive, colorless gaseous cycloalkane, C3H6, sometimes used as an anesthetic.
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cyclopropane

(ˌsaɪkləʊˈprəʊpeɪn; ˌsɪk-)
n
(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
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cy•clo•pro•pane

(ˌsaɪ kləˈproʊ peɪn, ˌsɪk lə-)

n.
a colorless, flammable gas, C3H6, used in organic synthesis and as an anesthetic.
[1890–95]
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Noun1.cyclopropane - a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
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Translations
κυκλοπροπάνιο
syklopropaani
ciclopropano
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Lea, Vapor phase heats of hydrobromination of cyclopropane and propylene, J.
While recognising that the topic is rapidly changing and perhaps better served by web publication, the editors have achieved a comprehensive text with recent references-though the inclusion of cyclopropane and ether as explosive risks reflects unfamiliarity with current practice.
On the other hand, cyclopropane structure has been joined into a wide variety of commercial pesticides and medicines [20-22].
The resulting oxygen/halothane mixture was then passed through a cyclopropane flowmeter as a measuring device before combining with oxygen and nitrous oxide delivered from separate flowmeters.
The final array was benchmarked on treatments with 3-methylcholanthrene, Aroclor 1254, and cyclopropane carboxytic acid.
Separately, both sulfonyl and cyclopropane have been recognized as active groups in pesticides and drugs [12, 13].
Cyclopropane is a potent anaesthetic agent which was popular for many years but it could easily have escaped attention.
After dermal administration of cypermethrin, the ratio of tran:cis cyclopropane acids is approximately 1:1, compared to 2:1 after oral administration (10).
Cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride was prepared from the cyclopropane dicarboxylic acid and SOCl2, without isolation further reacted with 5-o- tolyl-2-amino-1, 3, 4-thiadizole at room temperature [8] as shown in scheme-1.
Nitrous oxide, chloroform, trichlorethylene, ethyl chloride, ether and cyclopropane were available, each with its own limitations.
"It was administered together with intravenous barbiturates, nitrous oxide, ether, cyclopropane and, in a few instances, with insufficient spinal anaesthesia." Muscle relaxation was still only used when it was thought indicated.
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