cycloheptane

C3Y4C3L1O1H4E1P3T1A1N1E1

noun

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.

OriginEnglish heptane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncycloheptane (plural cycloheptanes)

plural cycloheptanes

  1. chemistryAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.

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. Englishheptane
  18. Englishcycloheptane

From cyclo- + heptane.

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Translations

French cycloheptane
  • cycloheptanethe cycloalkane C7H14
German Cycloheptan
  • Cycloheptanthe cycloalkane C7H14
Italian cicloeptano
  • cicloeptanothe cycloalkane C7H14
Swedish cykloheptan
  • cykloheptanthe cycloalkane C7H14
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APA

cycloheptane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheptane

MLA

“cycloheptane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheptane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloheptane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloheptane.

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