/suy'kloh hek sil"euh meen', -min, -hek"seuh leuh-, sik'loh-/ , n. Chem.
a colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor, C 6 H 11 NH 2 , a strong organic base used in the manufacture of plastics and rubber and as a corrosion inhibitor. Also called aminocyclohexane, hexahydroaniline .
[ 1940-45; CYCLO- + HEXYL + AMINE ]