cyclooctane

C3Y4C3L1O1O1C3T1A1N1E1

noun

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₆, consisting of a ring of eight carbon atoms

OriginEnglish octane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncyclooctane (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₆, consisting of a ring of eight 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. Englishoctane
  18. Englishcyclooctane

From cyclo- + octane.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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