Meanings
nouncyclobutene (plural cyclobutenes)
plural cyclobutenes
- chemistryA cycloalkene with a four-membered ring and one double bond.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Englishbutene
- Englishcyclobutene
Cite this entry
APA
cyclobutene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutene
MLA
“cyclobutene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclobutene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclobutene.
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