Cyclohexyl

/ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛksɪl/ noun

Definition

A chemical group consisting of a six-membered carbon ring with one hydrogen removed, attached to other molecules in organic compounds.

Etymology

From cyclohexane + -yl (indicating a chemical substituent). Named systematically in 20th-century organic chemistry as the cyclohexane ring with one attachment point.

Kelly Says

The cyclohexyl group is like nature's favorite chemical 'handle'—by attaching this stable ring structure to drugs and other molecules, chemists can make them stick around in the body longer and work better, which is why it appears in tons of medications.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሲክሎሄክሳል
si-klo-heks-al
ARالعربية
سيكلوهيكسيل
si-ku-lo-hay-ki-sil
BNবাংলা
সাইক্লোহেক্সাইল
sai-kholo-heks-ai-l
CACatalà
ciclohexil
si-klo-heks-il
CSČeština
cyklohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
DADansk
cyklohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
DEDeutsch
Cyclohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
ELΕλληνικά
κυκλοεξυλ
kyk-lo-e-ksi-l
ESEspañol
ciclohexilo
si-klo-heksi-lo
FAفارسی
سیکلوا هگساکسل
si-kelo-heg-sa-ksal
FISuomi
sykloheksyyli
syk-lo-heks-yy-li
FRFrançais
cyclohexyle
si-klo-heks-il
GUGU
સાયકલોહેક્સિલ
sai-kalo-heks-il
HAHA
sīklōhēkṣil
si-klo-heks-il
HEעברית
ציקלוהקסיל
tzi-klu-heks-il
HIहिन्दी
साइक्लोहेक्सील
sai-kalo-heksi-l
HUMagyar
ciklohexil
si-klo-heks-il
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
IGIG
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
ITItaliano
cicloessile
si-klo-es-si-le
JA日本語
シクロヘキシル
shi-kuro-heki-shiru
KKKK
циклогексил
tsi-klo-geksi-l
KMKM
ស្យូក្លូហេក្សាល
s-yook-lo-heksa-al
KO한국어
사이클로헥실
sai-keulo-heksi-il
MRMR
सायकलोहेक्सील
sai-kalo-heksi-l
MSBahasa Melayu
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
MYမြန်မာ
စိုင်းကျောက်ကြောင်း
sain-kya-uk-kya-ng
NLNederlands
cyclohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
NONorsk
cyklohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
PAPA
ਸਾਈਕਲੋહેਕਸੈਲ
sai-kalo-heks-ai-l
PLPolski
cykloheksyl
si-klo-heks-il
PTPortuguês
ciclohexilo
si-klo-heksi-lo
RORomână
ciclohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
RUРусский
циклогексил
tsi-klo-geksi-l
SVSvenska
cyklohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
SWKiswahili
sikloheksilyi
si-klo-heks-i-li
TAதமிழ்
சைக்கிளோஹெக்சில்
sai-kku-lo-heksa-il
TEతెలుగు
సైక్లోహెక్సైల్
sai-klo-heks-ai-l
THไทย
ไซโคลเฮกซิล
sai-khol-he-kha-sil
TLTL
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
TRTürkçe
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
UKУкраїнська
циклогексиль
tsi-klo-heks-il
URاردو
سائیکلوہیکسیل
sai-ku-lo-heksi-l
VITiếng Việt
cyclohexyl
si-klo-heks-il
YOYO
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il
ZH中文
环己基
huan-ji-ji
ZUZU
sikloheksil
si-klo-heks-il

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