"cyclobutane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyclobutanes [plural]
Etymology: cyclo- + butane from being a circular structure, a butane chain as a closed ring. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyclo|butane}} cyclo- + butane, {{m|en|butane}} butane Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cyclobutane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclobutanes)
  1. (uncountable, organic chemistry) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₈; a light inflammable gas. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations (a simple alicyclic hydrocarbon): cyclobutane [masculine] (French), Cyclobutan [neuter] (German), cyklobutan [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cyclobutane-en-noun-yxr0eT0B Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cyclo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyclo-: 46 54 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'a simple alicyclic hydrocarbon': 93 7
  2. (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (any derivative of this compound): cyclobutane [masculine] (French), Cyclobutan [neuter] (German), cyklobutan [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cyclobutane-en-noun-CW~lYNHt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyclo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyclo-: 46 54 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'any derivative of this compound': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: butane, isobutane, n-butane

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