bullvalene

English

Etymology

from the nickname of one the scientists who predicted its properties in 1963 and the underlying concept of valence tautomerism, William "Bull" Doering. Chosen to rhyme with fulvalene.

Noun

bullvalene (plural bullvalenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A tricyclic hydrocarbon whose structure is constantly changing between 1,209,600 possible tautomers

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