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cyclene

cyclene noun: a cyclic hydrocarbon containing at least one double bond.

Noun

cyclene (plural cyclenes)

  1. A cyclic hydrocarbon containing at least one double bond
  2. 1,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[2.2.1.0^(2,6)]heptane also known as tricyclene
  3. 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane

Forms of cyclene

pluralcyclenes

Origin of cyclene

From cycle + -ene.

Questions about cyclene

What does cyclene mean?
Cyclene means a cyclic hydrocarbon containing at least one double bond.
What part of speech is cyclene?
Cyclene is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclene?
The plural of cyclene is cyclenes.

Words near cyclene in the dictionary

  1. cyclegraph
  2. cyclegraphs
  3. cycleless
  4. cycleman
  5. cyclen
  6. cyclene
  7. cyclenes
  8. cyclens
  9. cyclepath
  10. cyclepaths
  11. cycler

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