diasterane

English

Etymology 1

dia- +‎ sterane

Noun

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomers of steranes formed during diagenesis
    • 2015 July 15, “Sedimentation Pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH Blowout”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Additionally, Mississippi River discharge could not explain the elevated hopane, sterane, and diasterane concentrations [23, 75 ] and depletion in natural abundance radiocarbon [63 ] in NE GoM surface sediments that are indicative of petroleum hydrocarbon input.

Etymology 2

di- +‎ asterane

Noun

diasterane (plural diasteranes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The simplest possible asterane tricyclo[3.1.1.12,4]octane, or [2]asterane

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