cycloolefin

[ sahy-kloh-oh-luh-fin, sik-loh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ kloʊˈoʊ lə fɪn, ˌsɪk loʊ- /

noun Chemistry.

any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C11H2n−2.

Origin of cycloolefin

First recorded in 1920–25; cyclo- + olefin