ALL meanings of cyclohexane
cy·clo·hex·ane
C c - noun cyclohexane a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12 3
- noun cyclohexane one of the cycloparaffins, C6H12, present in petroleum: used as a solvent, paint remover, etc. 3
- noun cyclohexane A colorless, flammable liquid cycloparaffin obtained from petroleum or by hydrogenating benzene, and used as a solvent and paint remover. 1
- noun cyclohexane a colorless, pungent, flammable liquid, C 6 H 12 , composed of a ring of six methylene groups, derived from crude petroleum by distillation or from benzene by hydrogenation: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of adipic acid. 1
- noun cyclohexane (organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid. 0