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cyclononane

cyclononane noun: an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms.

Noun

cyclononane (uncountable)

  1. An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms

Origin of cyclononane

From cyclo- + nonane.

Words formed from cyclononane

Questions about cyclononane

What does cyclononane mean?
Cyclononane means an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms.
What part of speech is cyclononane?
Cyclononane is a noun.

Words near cyclononane in the dictionary

  1. cyclonite
  2. cyclonium
  3. cyclonologist
  4. cyclonologists
  5. cyclonology
  6. cyclononane
  7. cyclonoscope
  8. cyclonoscopes
  9. cyclooctadecane
  10. cyclooctadecanonaene
  11. cyclooctadepsipeptide

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