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cy⋅clo⋅pen⋅tane

  [sahy-kluh-pen-teyn, sik-luh-]
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–noun
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C5H10, obtained from petroleum and used chiefly as a solvent.
Also called pentamethylene.

Origin:
1955–60; cyclo- + pentane
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cy·clo·pen·tane   (sī'klə-pěn'tān', sĭk'lə-)   
n.  A colorless, flammable, liquid cycloalkane, C5H10, derived from petroleum and used as a solvent and motor fuel.
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cyclopentane   (sī'klə-pěn'tān', sĭk'lə-)  Pronunciation Key 
A colorless, flammable, liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum and used as a solvent and motor fuel. Chemical formula: C5H10.
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