cyclohexane

noun cy·clo·hex·ane \ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān\

Definition of CYCLOHEXANE

: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C₆H₁₂ found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun cy·clo·hex·ane \ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān, ˌsik-lō-\

: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C₆H₁₂ found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis

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