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cycloolefin

noun

alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character.

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
YC
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character.

    “{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Due to geometrical considerations, smaller cycloalkenes are almost always the cis isomers, and the term cis tends to be omitted from the names.'}”

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{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Due to geometrical considerations, smaller cycloalkenes are almost always the cis isomers, and the term cis tends to be omitted from the names.'}

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