spirocyclooctane

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What does spirocyclooctane mean?

A divalent radical in which a cyclooctane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more or less at right angles to one another.

Where does spirocyclooctane come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English cyclooctane English spirocyclooctane From spiro- + cyclooctane.

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