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trans-cyclooctene

trans-cyclooctene noun: a cyclic hydrocarbon with the formula [–(CH₂)₆CH=CH–], where the two C–C single bonds adjacent to the double bond are on opposite sides of the latter's plane.

Noun

trans-cyclooctene (countable and uncountable, plural trans-cyclooctenes)

  1. A cyclic hydrocarbon with the formula [–(CH₂)₆CH=CH–], where the two C–C single bonds adjacent to the double bond are on opposite sides of the latter's plane.

Forms of trans-cyclooctene

pluraltrans-cyclooctenes

Questions about trans-cyclooctene

What does trans-cyclooctene mean?
Trans-cyclooctene means a cyclic hydrocarbon with the formula [–(CH₂)₆CH=CH–], where the two C–C single bonds adjacent to the double bond are on opposite sides of the latter's plane.
What part of speech is trans-cyclooctene?
Trans-cyclooctene is a noun.
What is the plural of trans-cyclooctene?
The plural of trans-cyclooctene is trans-cyclooctenes.

Words near trans-cyclooctene in the dictionary

  1. trans-butch
  2. trans-butches
  3. trans-continental
  4. trans-copernicium
  5. trans-curious
  6. trans-cyclooctene
  7. trans-dimensional
  8. Trans-Dniester
  9. trans-Earth injection
  10. trans-endocytoses
  11. trans-endocytosis

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