cyclohexanone

[sahy-kloh-hek-suh-nohn, sik-loh-]

cy·clo·hex·a·none

[sahy-kloh-hek-suh-nohn, sik-loh-]
noun Chemistry.
an oily liquid, C6H10O, with an acetone and peppermintlike odor, a cyclic butone used in organic synthesis and as an industrial solvent.

Origin:
1905–10; see cyclohexane, -one
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Cyclohexanone is always a great word to know.
So is alkaline. Does it mean:
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
like or containing an alkali, which neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue, or having a pH value greater than 7
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cyclohexanone (ˌsaɪkləʊˈhɛksəˌnəʊn)
 
n
a colourless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers. Formula: C6H10O

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