n. The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A ketone, C6H10O, prepared by oxidizing cyclohexanol. It boils at 154.5° C. Also called pimelic ketone.
Word Usage
"New research out of Johns Hopkins finds this chemical - called cyclohexanone - may be leaching out of the plastics used to make these devices and ending up in the fluids meant to help people get better when they are in the hospital."