cycloalkane

C3Y4C3L1O1A1L1K5A1N1E1

noun

Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

OriginEnglish alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nouncycloalkane (plural cycloalkanes)

plural cycloalkanes

  1. chemistryAny saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cyclane

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcyclo-
  17. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  18. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  19. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  20. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  21. Medieval Latinalcoho
  22. GermanAlk(ohol)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. GermanAlkyl
  26. Germanalk-
  27. GermanAlkan
  28. Englishalkane
  29. Englishcycloalkane

From cyclo- + alkane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 環烷烴 /环烷烃
  • 環烷烴 /环烷烃 (huánwántīng)saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Finnish sykloalkaani
  • sykloalkaanisaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
French cycloalcane, cyclane
  • cycloalcanesaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
  • cyclanesaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
German Cycloalkan
  • Cycloalkansaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Italian cicloalcano
  • cicloalcanosaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Japanese シクロアルカン
  • シクロアルカン (shikuroarukan)saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Portuguese cicloalcano
  • cicloalcanosaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Russian циклоалка́н
  • циклоалка́н (cikloalkán)saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Spanish cicloalcano
  • cicloalcanosaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Swedish cykloalkan
  • cykloalkansaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Turkish sikloalkan
  • sikloalkansaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Cite this entry
APA

cycloalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkane

MLA

“cycloalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloalkane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkane.

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