cyclodiene

 [sahy-kluh-dahy-een, -dahy-een]  

cy·clo·di·ene

   [sahy-kluh-dahy-een, -dahy-een]
noun Chemistry.
any of several organic chemicals having a chlorinated methylene group bonded to two carbon atoms of a 6-membered carbon ring, used commercially in insecticides.
Origin:
1940–45; cyclo- + diene
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Cyclodiene is always a great word to know.
So is anhydrous. Does it mean:
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
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