different between tetrahedrane vs dodecahedrane

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tetrahedrane (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahedranes)

(organic chemistry) Hypothetically, one of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₄H₄, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a tetrahedron; has not yet been synthesized, and would be very unstable.

dodecahedron +? -ane

dodecahedrane (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.

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