CYCLOPENTANE


Meaning of CYCLOPENTANE in English

/suy'kleuh pen"tayn, sik'leuh-/ , n.

a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 10 , obtained from petroleum and used chiefly as a solvent. Also called pentamethylene .

[ 1955-60; CYCLO- + PENTANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .