cyclohexatriene

noun
/ˌsaɪ.kləʊˌhɛksəˈtɹaɪ.iːn/UK

Etymology

From cyclo- + hexa- + tri- + -ene.

  1. derived from -ηνός
  2. borrowed from -ēnus
  3. formed as cyclohexatriene — “cyclo- + hexa- + tri- + -ene

Definitions

  1. any molecule composed of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with 3 double bonds

  2. the theoretical resonance isomers of benzene

  3. Synonym of benzene.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cyclohexatriene. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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