cycloolefin

[ sahy-kloh-oh-luh-fin, sik-loh- ]

/ ˌsaɪ kloʊˈoʊ lə fɪn, ˌsɪk loʊ- /

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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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Origin of cycloolefin

First recorded in1920–25; cyclo- + olefin

Words nearby cycloolefin

Cyclone fence, cyclone furnace, cyclonic, cyclonite, cyclooctatetraene, cycloolefin, cycloparaffin, Cyclopean, cyclopean concrete, cyclopedia, cyclopedic