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cyclooctatriene

cyclooctatriene noun: an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon having eight carbon atoms and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

cyclooctatriene (plural cyclooctatrienes)

  1. An unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon having eight carbon atoms and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound

Forms of cyclooctatriene

pluralcyclooctatrienes

Origin of cyclooctatriene

From cyclo- + octatriene.

Questions about cyclooctatriene

What does cyclooctatriene mean?
Cyclooctatriene means an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon having eight carbon atoms and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is cyclooctatriene?
Cyclooctatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclooctatriene?
The plural of cyclooctatriene is cyclooctatrienes.

Words near cyclooctatriene in the dictionary

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

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