cyclohexane
noun
cy·clo·hex·ane
ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān 
: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis
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The existing Flint Hills plant produces common building blocks of plastic, ethylene and propylene as well as the chemical cyclohexane.
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cyclohexane
noun
cy·clo·hex·ane
ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-ˌsān, ˌsik-lō-
: a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C6H12 found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis
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