norbornane

noun

nor·bornane | \ (ˈ)nȯr+\

Definition of norbornane

: a bicyclic crystalline hydrocarbon C₇H₁₂ that is the parent compound of various terpenoids (as camphor and fenchone) and that is obtained by adding ethylene to cyclopentadiene under heat and pressure and then hydrogenating; 1,4-methano-cyclohexane; bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane

— called also norcamphane

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