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cyclobutane

noun
cy·​clo·​butane

Definition of cyclobutane

: a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C4H8 obtained synthetically as an easily condensable gas

— called also tetramethylene

History and Etymology for cyclobutane

International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + butane

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