Meanings
nouncyclobutadiene (plural cyclobutadienes)
plural cyclobutadienes
- chemistryThe unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C₄H₄, that is the smallest annulene.
Origin
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- Englishbutadiene
- Englishcyclobutadiene
Translations
French cyclobutadiène
- cyclobutadiènecyclobutadiene
Italian ciclobutadiene
- ciclobutadienecyclobutadiene
Cite this entry
APA
cyclobutadiene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutadiene
MLA
“cyclobutadiene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutadiene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclobutadiene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutadiene.
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