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cyclohexane definition

cy·clo·hex·ane (sī′klō hek′sān′)

noun

one of the cycloparaffins, CH, present in petroleum: used as a solvent, paint remover, etc.

Etymology: cyclo- + hexane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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