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cycloparaffin

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cy⋅clo⋅par⋅af⋅fin

  [sahy-kluh-par-uh-fin, sik-luh-]
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–noun
Chemistry. any of the homologous series of saturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n.
Also called cycloalkane.

Origin:
1895–1900; cyclo- + paraffin
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cy·clo·al·kane   (sī'klō-āl'kān)   
n.  An alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring. Also called cycloparaffin.
cy·clo·par·af·fin   (sī'klō-pār'ə-fĭn)   
n.  See cycloalkane.
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