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Where does “octanitrocubane” come from?

octanitrocubane (English) comes from English cubane, from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- — cattle.

octanitrocubane (English): A high explosive derived from cubane

Definitions

  1. A high explosive derived from cubane

Ancestry of “octanitrocubane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcubaneOne of the Platonic hydrocarbons, CH, having the...
2EnglishcubeA regular polyhedron having six identical square...
3EnglishcubicleA small separate part or one of the compartments...
4LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
5Latincubāre—
6Latincubō—
7Proto-Italickubāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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