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cycloheptatriene

cycloheptatriene noun: a cycloalkene having a seven-membered ring and three double bonds; removal of a hydride ion produces the aromatic tropylium ion.

Noun

cycloheptatriene (plural cycloheptatrienes)

  1. A cycloalkene having a seven-membered ring and three double bonds; removal of a hydride ion produces the aromatic tropylium ion

Forms of cycloheptatriene

pluralcycloheptatrienes

Origin of cycloheptatriene

From cyclo- + heptatriene.

Questions about cycloheptatriene

What does cycloheptatriene mean?
Cycloheptatriene means a cycloalkene having a seven-membered ring and three double bonds; removal of a hydride ion produces the aromatic tropylium ion.
What part of speech is cycloheptatriene?
Cycloheptatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloheptatriene?
The plural of cycloheptatriene is cycloheptatrienes.

Words near cycloheptatriene in the dictionary

  1. cycloheptanones
  2. cycloheptapeptide
  3. cycloheptapeptides
  4. cycloheptaphane
  5. cycloheptaphanes
  6. cycloheptatriene
  7. cycloheptatrienes
  8. cycloheptatrienolone
  9. cycloheptatrienone
  10. cycloheptatrienylium
  11. cycloheptene

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