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bicyclobutane

bicyclobutane noun: a bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond.

bicyclobutane: a bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond
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Noun

bicyclobutane (plural bicyclobutanes)

  1. A bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond.
  2. A highly strained bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopropane rings.

Forms of bicyclobutane

pluralbicyclobutanes

Origin of bicyclobutane

From bi- + cyclobutane.

Questions about bicyclobutane

What does bicyclobutane mean?
Bicyclobutane means a bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond.
What part of speech is bicyclobutane?
Bicyclobutane is a noun.
What is the plural of bicyclobutane?
The plural of bicyclobutane is bicyclobutanes.

Words near bicyclobutane in the dictionary

  1. bicyclisations
  2. bicyclism
  3. bicyclist
  4. bicyclists
  5. bicyclo
  6. bicyclobutane
  7. bicyclobutanes
  8. bicyclogermacrene
  9. bicycloheptadiene
  10. bicycloheptadienes
  11. bicycloheptane

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