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cycloheptane

cycloheptane noun: an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.

Noun

cycloheptane (plural cycloheptanes)

  1. An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.

Forms of cycloheptane

pluralcycloheptanes

Origin of cycloheptane

From cyclo- + heptane.

Words formed from cycloheptane

Questions about cycloheptane

What does cycloheptane mean?
Cycloheptane means an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.
What part of speech is cycloheptane?
Cycloheptane is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloheptane?
The plural of cycloheptane is cycloheptanes.

Words near cycloheptane in the dictionary

  1. cycloheptadecanone
  2. cycloheptadecene
  3. cycloheptadecenone
  4. cycloheptadiene
  5. cycloheptadienes
  6. cycloheptane
  7. cycloheptanes
  8. cycloheptannulated
  9. cycloheptannulation
  10. cycloheptannulations
  11. cycloheptanone

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