cyclohexene

noun

cy·​clo·​hexene

: a colorless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon C₆H₁₀ made by dehydrating cyclohexanol

called also tetrahydrobenzene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + hexene

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