cyclohexane

C3Y4C3L1O1H4E1X8A1N1E1
/ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/

noun

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

OriginEnglish hexane ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
UncommonScrabble 28
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncyclohexane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclohexanes)

plural cyclohexanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile 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. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  18. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  19. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  20. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  21. Latinhexa-
  22. Englishhexa-
  23. Englishhex-
  24. Englishhexane
  25. Englishcyclohexane

From cyclo- + hexane.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan ciclohexà
  • ciclohexàalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Chinese Mandarin 環己烷 /环己烷
  • 環己烷 /环己烷 (huánjǐwán)alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Czech cyklohexan
  • cyklohexanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Finnish sykloheksaani
  • sykloheksaanialicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
French cyclohexane
  • cyclohexanealicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
German Cyclohexan
  • Cyclohexanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Hungarian ciklohexán
  • ciklohexánalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Indonesian sikloheksana
  • sikloheksanaalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Italian cicloesano
  • cicloesanoalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Japanese シクロヘキサン
  • シクロヘキサン (shikurohekisan)alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Korean 사이클로헥세인
  • 사이클로헥세인 (saikeulloheksein)alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Portuguese cicloexano
  • cicloexanoalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Romanian ciclohexan
  • ciclohexanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Russian циклогекса́н
  • циклогекса́н (ciklogeksán)alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Spanish ciclohexano
  • ciclohexanoalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Swedish cyklohexan
  • cyklohexanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Turkish siklohegzan, siklohekzan
  • siklohegzanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
  • siklohekzanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Vietnamese cyclohexan
  • cyclohexanalicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12
Cite this entry
APA

cyclohexane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclohexane

MLA

“cyclohexane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclohexane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclohexane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclohexane.

Source: cyclohexane on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.