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cyclohexane

noun
cy路​clo路​hex路​ane | \ 藢s墨-kl艒-藞hek-藢s膩n How to pronounce cyclohexane (audio) \

Definition of cyclohexane

: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis

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 The existing Flint Hills plant produces common building blocks of plastic, ethylene and propylene as well as the chemical cyclohexane. — Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, "Motiva to buy Flint Hills' Port Arthur chemical plant," 19 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of cyclohexane

1892, in the meaning defined above

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cyclohexane

noun
cy路​clo路​hex路​ane | \ 藢s墨-kl艒-藞hek-藢s膩n, 藢sik-l艒- How to pronounce cyclohexane (audio) \

Medical Definition of cyclohexane

: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis

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