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cycloparaffin definition

cy·clo·par·af·fin (sī′klō par′ə fin)

noun

any of a series of saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons of the general formula CH, having a closed chain of three or more carbon atoms, as cyclohexane

Etymology: cyclo- + paraffin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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