cyclobutane
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Cyclobutane-buckled-3D-balls.png/220px-Cyclobutane-buckled-3D-balls.png)
Etymology
[edit]cyclo- + butane from being a circular structure, a butane chain as a closed ring.
Noun
[edit]cyclobutane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclobutanes)
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
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[edit]a simple alicyclic hydrocarbon
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any derivative of this compound
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French
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Cyclobutane2.svg/220px-Cyclobutane2.svg.png)
Etymology
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Noun
[edit]cyclobutane m (plural cyclobutanes)