ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cyclopentanone

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cyclopentanone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone derived from cyclopentane by formal replacement of two hydrogen atoms by an oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone derived from cyclopentane by formal replacement of two hydrogen atoms by an oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclopentenone, cyclopentanepentone, cyclopentadienone, cyclopentanol, cyclopentyl, cycloheptanone.

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