cyclohexanol

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noun

The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group

OriginEnglish alcohol →
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Meanings

nouncyclohexanol (countable and uncountable, plural cyclohexanols)

plural cyclohexanols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group

Origin

  1. Englishcyclohexane
  2. Englishalcohol
  3. Englishcyclohexanol

From cyclohexane + -ol.

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Translations

Italian cicloesanolo
  • cicloesanolocyclohexanol
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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