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cyclooctatetraene

American  
[sahy-kloh-ok-tuh-te-truh-een] / ˌsaɪ kloʊˌɒk təˈtɛ trəˌin /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, flammable liquid cyclic hydrocarbon, C 8 H 8 , used in organic research.


Etymology

Origin of cyclooctatetraene

cyclo- + octa- + tetra- + -ene

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