cyclohexane
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/
- Specialized
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ciclohexano
- Taking a close look at the Flixborough Nypro plant disaster of 1974, the main cause was modification of the cyclohexane plant by unskilled maintenance staff, all for an increase in company production and overall profit and not minding the safety of the personnel, equipment, and environment.
Examples
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And in in a molecule like this, This is cyclohexane drawn in a chair confirmation.
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Suppose you have a ring compound like cyclohexane and you add bromine.
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9. For a technical description, see Madhu Mantri, "Insect hormone failsafes in substituted cyclohexane hinges," in Proceedings of the 26th International Foresight Foundation, 2018.
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In laboratories, cyclohexane is often used as a solvent for various chemical reactions.
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The chemist carefully added a few drops of cyclohexane to dissolve the solid compound.
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In the manufacturing process, cyclohexane plays a key role in producing various plastics.
Surface Forms
Morphology
cyclohexane = hexane (opaque) = cyclo + hexane
The parts are specialized chemical combining forms ('cyclo-' and 'hexane') that are not part of general vocabulary, so an average B1 learner cannot deduce the meaning.
Etymology
Cyclohexane breaks into three parts: cyclo- meaning 'circle', hex- meaning 'six', and -ane, the same ending as in methane and ethane that shows it is a simple chemical of hydrogen and carbon. So cyclohexane can be remembered as a 'circle of six' carbon atoms, which explains why it is a ring-shaped chemical made of hydrogen and carbon and often used as a solvent.