# cyclobutane

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₈; a light inflammable gas.
2. Any derivative of this compound.

## Etymology
From cyclo- + butane from being a circular structure, a butane chain as a closed ring.

## Source
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