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cyclopentane

cyclopentane noun: an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.

Noun

cyclopentane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopentanes)

  1. An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.

Forms of cyclopentane

pluralcyclopentanes

Words formed from cyclopentane

Questions about cyclopentane

What does cyclopentane mean?
Cyclopentane means an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.
What part of speech is cyclopentane?
Cyclopentane is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclopentane?
The plural of cyclopentane is cyclopentanes.

Words near cyclopentane in the dictionary

  1. cyclopentadienyl complex
  2. cyclopentadienyl complexes
  3. cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium
  4. cyclopentadienyls
  5. cyclopentamine
  6. cyclopentane
  7. cyclopentanepentone
  8. cyclopentanes
  9. cyclopentannulated
  10. cyclopentannulation
  11. cyclopentannulations

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