bullvalene

== English == === Etymology === from the nickname of one the scientists who predicted its properties in 1963 and the underlying concept of valence tautomerism, William "Bull" Doering. Chosen to rhyme with fulvalene. === Noun === bullvalene (plural bullvalenes) (organic chemistry) A tricyclic hydrocarbon whose structure is constantly changing between 1,209,600 possible tautomers ==== Related terms ==== bullvalone semibullvalene ==== See also ==== barbaralane