a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
cyclohexane in American English
(ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkˌseɪn)
noun
one of the cycloparaffins, C6H12, present in petroleum: used as a solvent, paint remover, etc.