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bicyclobutane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-cy-clobu-tane
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond.

noun

A highly strained bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopropane rings.

Etymology

From bi- + cyclobutane.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bicyclobutanes (plural)

Questions

What does bicyclobutane mean?
A bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two separate cyclobutane rings joined by a single bond.
Where does bicyclobutane come from?
From bi- + cyclobutane.

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