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cyclobutadiene

cyclobutadiene noun: the unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₄, that is the smallest annulene.

Noun

cyclobutadiene (plural cyclobutadienes)

  1. The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₄, that is the smallest annulene.

Forms of cyclobutadiene

pluralcyclobutadienes

Origin of cyclobutadiene

From cyclo- + butadiene.

Questions about cyclobutadiene

What does cyclobutadiene mean?
Cyclobutadiene means the unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₄, that is the smallest annulene.
What part of speech is cyclobutadiene?
Cyclobutadiene is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclobutadiene?
The plural of cyclobutadiene is cyclobutadienes.

Words near cyclobutadiene in the dictionary

  1. cyclobenzannulation
  2. cyclobenzaprine
  3. cyclobisintercalator
  4. cyclobisintercalators
  5. cyclobranchiate
  6. cyclobutadiene
  7. cyclobutadienes
  8. cyclobutane
  9. cyclobutaneacetic acid
  10. cyclobutanes
  11. cyclobutanetetrone

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