Meanings
nouncycloalkene (plural cycloalkenes)
plural cycloalkenes
- chemistryAny unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounalkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- Englishalkene
- Englishcycloalkene
Translations
Catalan cicloalquè
- cicloalquèany unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Finnish sykloalkeeni
- sykloalkeeniany unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Spanish cicloalqueno
- cicloalquenoany unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon
Cite this entry
APA
cycloalkene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkene
MLA
“cycloalkene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloalkene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloalkene.
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