cyclohexadecenone

noun

An alicyclic ketone that has sixteen carbon atoms and one double bond

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Meanings

nouncyclohexadecenone (countable and uncountable, plural cyclohexadecenones)

plural cyclohexadecenones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn alicyclic ketone that has sixteen carbon atoms and one double bond

Origin

From cyclo- + hexadecanone.

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

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