cyclobutane

noun

cy·​clo·​butane

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

called also tetramethylene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + butane

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