cyclononane

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What does cyclononane mean?

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₉H₁₈, consisting of a ring of nine carbon atoms

Where does cyclononane come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English nonane English cyclononane From cyclo- + nonane.

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