cycloolefin
[ sahy-kloh-oh-luh-fin, sik-loh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ kloʊˈoʊ lə fɪn, ˌsɪk loʊ- /
noun Chemistry.
any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C11H2n−2.
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