Meaning Of The Word Cyclohexane

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Cyclohexane Meaning

Cyclohexane Definition
Cyclohexane Definition

What's The Definition Of Cyclohexane?

cyclohexane in American English
one of the cycloparaffins, C6H12, present in petroleum: used as a solvent, paint remover, etc.
noun: a colorless, pungent, flammable liquid, C6H12, composed of a ring of six methylene groups, derived from crude petroleum by distillation or from benzene by hydrogenation: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of adipic acid

cyclohexane in British English
noun: a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12

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