cyclononane

C3Y4C3L1O1N1O1N1A1N1E1

noun

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms

OriginEnglish nonane ← Latin nōnus ← Proto-Italic *nowenos →
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Meanings

nouncyclononane (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms

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*h₁néwn̥
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁newn̥(n)ós
  19. Proto-Italic*nowenos
  20. Latinnōnus
  21. Englishnon-
  22. Englishnonane
  23. Englishcyclononane

From cyclo- + nonane.

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Translations

Italian ciclononano
  • ciclononanoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclononane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclononane.

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