cyclohexane
noun
cy·clo·hex·ane
ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān 
: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis
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The team tested their hybrid computing method on a hydrogen ring of 18 atoms and cyclohexane.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The existing Flint Hills plant produces common building blocks of plastic, ethylene and propylene as well as the chemical cyclohexane.
—Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2019
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The existing Flint Hills plant produces common building blocks of plastic, ethylene and propylene as well as the chemical cyclohexane.
—Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2019
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“Cyclohexane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclohexane. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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cyclohexane
noun
cy·clo·hex·ane
ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān, ˌsik-lō-
: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis
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