English Explanatory Dictionary

cyclobutane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₈; a light inflammable gas.
  2. Any derivative of this compound.

Word forms

cyclobutane cyclobutanes

Etymology

From cyclo- + butane from being a circular structure, a butane chain as a closed ring.

Related words

butane isobutane n-butane

Derived words

bicyclobutane cyclobutannulated cyclobutannulation cyclobutanol cyclobutyl metallacyclobutane octafluorocyclobutane
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