adamantane

American  

[ad-uh-man-teyn] / ˌæd əˈmæn teɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white crystalline alicyclic hydrocarbon, C 10 H 16 , consisting of four fused cyclohexane rings, with the carbon atoms arranged as in the diamond lattice.

---

Etymology

Origin of adamantane

< French; adamant, -ane; so called from the diamondlike arrangement of the carbon atoms

Example Sentences

Adamantane has a carbon framework that mirrors diamond's tetrahedral structure, making it an appealing starting material for forming nanodiamonds.

From Science Daily

They exposed tiny adamantane crystals to electron beams of 80-200 kiloelectron volts at temperatures between 100-296 kelvins in a vacuum for several seconds.

From Science Daily

TEM imaging revealed how chains of adamantane molecules gradually transformed into spherical nanodiamonds, with the reaction rate controlled by the breaking of C-H bonds.

From Science Daily

Other hydrocarbons failed to produce the same result, underscoring adamantane's unique suitability for diamond growth.

From Science Daily

These observations would have predicted a high likelihood that adamantane resistance would spread widely in populations where adamantanes were used, but such spread did not occur for decades, for reasons that remain unclear.

From Science Magazine