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cyclopentadiene

[sahy-kluh-pen-tuh-dahy-een, sik-luh-]
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noun
  1. a colorless liquid, C5H6, derived by the distillation of coal tar: used chiefly in the manufacture of insecticides and resins.

Origin of cyclopentadiene

cyclo- + penta- + diene
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British Dictionary definitions for cyclopentadiene

cyclopentadiene

noun
  1. a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C 5 H 6
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