tetramethylene

noun

tet·​ra·​methylene

"+

1

: a bivalent radical−CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂− containing four methylene groups

2

: cyclobutane

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tetra- + methylene

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