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cyclooctatetraene

/ˌsaɪkləʊˌɒktəˈtɛtɹə.iːn/

cyclooctatetraene noun: an annulene having an eight-membered ring; being nonplanar, it is not aromatic.

Noun

cyclooctatetraene (countable and uncountable, plural cyclooctatetraenes)

  1. An annulene having an eight-membered ring; being nonplanar, it is not aromatic.

Forms of cyclooctatetraene

pluralcyclooctatetraenes

Origin of cyclooctatetraene

From cyclo- + octa- + tetra- + -ene.

Questions about cyclooctatetraene

What does cyclooctatetraene mean?
Cyclooctatetraene means an annulene having an eight-membered ring; being nonplanar, it is not aromatic.
What part of speech is cyclooctatetraene?
Cyclooctatetraene is a noun.
How do you pronounce cyclooctatetraene?
Cyclooctatetraene is pronounced /ˌsaɪkləʊˌɒktəˈtɛtɹə.iːn/.
What is the plural of cyclooctatetraene?
The plural of cyclooctatetraene is cyclooctatetraenes.

Words near cyclooctatetraene in the dictionary

  1. cyclooctannulation
  2. cyclooctanone
  3. cyclooctapeptide
  4. cyclooctapeptides
  5. cyclooctasulfur
  6. cyclooctatetraene
  7. cyclooctatetraenes
  8. cyclooctatriene
  9. cyclooctatrienes
  10. cyclooctene
  11. cyclooctenes

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