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spiro compound

spi·ro com·pound [ sprō kòm pownd ] (plural spi·ro com·pounds)


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical compound structured with two rings: an organic compound with a structural formula that contains two rings in which one atom is shared by both rings

[< Latin spira (see spire2)]
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