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cyclohexanone

cyclohexanone noun: the alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.

Noun

cyclohexanone (countable and uncountable, plural cyclohexanones)

  1. The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.

Forms of cyclohexanone

pluralcyclohexanones

Origin of cyclohexanone

From cyclohexane + -one.

Questions about cyclohexanone

What does cyclohexanone mean?
Cyclohexanone means the alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
What part of speech is cyclohexanone?
Cyclohexanone is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclohexanone?
The plural of cyclohexanone is cyclohexanones.

Words near cyclohexanone in the dictionary

  1. cyclohexanoate
  2. cyclohexanoates
  3. cyclohexanoic acid
  4. cyclohexanol
  5. cyclohexanols
  6. cyclohexanone
  7. cyclohexanones
  8. cyclohexapeptide
  9. cyclohexapeptides
  10. cyclohexaphane
  11. cyclohexaphanes

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