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Polish
Etymology
From adamant + -an. First attested in 1958.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.daˈman.tan/
- Rhymes: -antan
- Syllabification: a‧da‧man‧tan
Noun
adamantan m inan
- (organic chemistry) adamantane (a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C10H16, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives)
Declension
References
- ^ Wiadomości chemiczne (in Polish), volume 12, 1958, page 621
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