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octonaphthene

octonaphthene noun: a colourless liquid hydrocarbon, 1,3 dimethylcyclohexane, occurring in petroleum.

Noun

octonaphthene (usually uncountable, plural octonaphthenes)

  1. (usually) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, 1,3 dimethylcyclohexane, occurring in petroleum.

Forms of octonaphthene

pluraloctonaphthenes

Origin of octonaphthene

From octo- + naphthene.

Questions about octonaphthene

What does octonaphthene mean?
Octonaphthene means a colourless liquid hydrocarbon, 1,3 dimethylcyclohexane, occurring in petroleum.
What part of speech is octonaphthene?
Octonaphthene is a noun.
What is the plural of octonaphthene?
The plural of octonaphthene is octonaphthenes.

Words near octonaphthene in the dictionary

  1. octomers
  2. octomino
  3. octominoes
  4. Octomom
  5. octonal
  6. octonaphthene
  7. octonaphthenes
  8. octonarian
  9. octonaries
  10. octonarii
  11. octonarius

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