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cyclohexane

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • sīklōhĕks'ān
  • /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/
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noun

Meaning 1

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane English cyclohexane From cyclo- + hexane.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sikloheksan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Catalan: ciclohexà — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環己烷 /环己烷 (huánjǐwán) — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Czech: cyklohexan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Finnish: sykloheksaani — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • French: cyclohexane — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • German: Cyclohexan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Hungarian: ciklohexán — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Indonesian: sikloheksana — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Italian: cicloesano — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Japanese: シクロヘキサン (shikurohekisan) — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Kazakh: циклогексан (siklogeksan) — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Korean: 사이클로헥세인 (saikeulloheksein) — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Portuguese: cicloexano — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Romanian: ciclohexan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Russian: циклогекса́н (ciklogeksán) — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Spanish: ciclohexano — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Swedish: cyklohexan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Turkish: siklohegzan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Turkish: siklohekzan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • Vietnamese: cyclohexan — alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12