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cyclohexenone

cyclohexenone noun: any unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclohexene.

Noun

cyclohexenone (plural cyclohexenones)

  1. Any unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclohexene.

Forms of cyclohexenone

pluralcyclohexenones

Origin of cyclohexenone

From cyclohexene + -one.

Questions about cyclohexenone

What does cyclohexenone mean?
Cyclohexenone means any unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclohexene.
What part of speech is cyclohexenone?
Cyclohexenone is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclohexenone?
The plural of cyclohexenone is cyclohexenones.

Words near cyclohexenone in the dictionary

  1. cyclohexatriene
  2. cyclohexatrienes
  3. cyclohexene
  4. cyclohexenes
  5. cyclohexenol
  6. cyclohexenone
  7. cyclohexenones
  8. cyclohexenyl
  9. cycloheximide
  10. cycloheximides
  11. cyclohexitol

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