cycloparaffin

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noun

A cycloalkane.

OriginEnglish paraffin ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncycloparaffin (plural cycloparaffins)

plural cycloparaffins

  1. chemistryA cycloalkane.

Origin

  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishparaffin
  12. Englishcycloparaffin

From cyclo- + paraffin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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