Definition of Cycloparaffins

1. cycloparaffin [n] - See also: cycloparaffin

Medical Definition of Cycloparaffins

1. Alicyclic hydrocarbons in which three or more of the carbon atoms in each molecule are united in a ring structure and each of the ring carbon atoms is joined to two hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups. The simplest members are cyclopropane (c3h6), cyclobutane (c4h8), cyclohexane (c6h12), and derivatives of these such as methylcyclohexane (c6h11ch3). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cycloparaffins

cycloolefinic
cycloolefins
cyclooxegenases
cyclooxygenase
cyclooxygenase-1
cyclooxygenase-2
cyclooxygenase inhibitor
cyclooxygenases
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedias
cyclopaedic
cyclopalladated
cyclopalladation
cyclopamine
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffins (current term)
cycloparaphenylene
cycloparaphenylenes
cyclopean
cyclopean masonry
cyclopedia
cyclopedias
cyclopedic
cyclopedist
cyclopedists
cyclopel
cyclopenta phenanthrene
cyclopentaarsine
cyclopentaazane

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