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cyclopentane definition

cy·clo·pen·tane (-pen′tān′)

noun

a colorless liquid cycloparaffin, CH, derived from certain petroleums

Etymology: cyclo- + pentane

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