cyclohexanone
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A clear, colorless liquid used in factories to dissolve things and make nylon
- noun
- /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛksəˌnoʊn/
- Specialized
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ciclohexanona
- Cyclohexanone is commonly used as a solvent for cyclohexanone paints and coatings.
Examples
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In the lab, we added cyclohexanone to facilitate the chemical reaction.
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And with these very easy signals we now know that our acetone or cyclohexanone and therefore the explosive is there.
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Manufacturers often rely on cyclohexanone for producing various plastics.
Surface Forms
cyclohexanone singular
cyclohexanones plural
Morphology
cyclohexanone = cyclohexane (opaque) = cyclo + hexan + one
The suffix '-one' denotes a ketone in chemical nomenclature, but this is not transparent to non-specialists.
Etymology
Cyclohexanone comes from three parts: cyclo- meaning 'ring' (like 'cycle'), hex- meaning 'six' (like 'hexagon'), and -one meaning 'a certain chemical type'. So, cyclohexanone is a chemical that has that 'one' type on a ring of six carbon atoms, and the name tells you its shape and makeup.