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cyclooctane

cyclooctane noun: an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₆, consisting of a ring of eight carbon atoms.

Noun

cyclooctane (uncountable)

  1. An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₆, consisting of a ring of eight carbon atoms

Origin of cyclooctane

From cyclo- + octane.

Words formed from cyclooctane

Questions about cyclooctane

What does cyclooctane mean?
Cyclooctane means an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₆, consisting of a ring of eight carbon atoms.
What part of speech is cyclooctane?
Cyclooctane is a noun.

Words near cyclooctane in the dictionary

  1. cyclooctadecanonaene
  2. cyclooctadepsipeptide
  3. cyclooctadepsipeptides
  4. cyclooctadiene
  5. cyclooctadienes
  6. cyclooctane
  7. cyclooctannulated
  8. cyclooctannulation
  9. cyclooctanone
  10. cyclooctapeptide
  11. cyclooctapeptides

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