tetramethylene

  1. Noun.  (organic compound) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C4H8, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.
  2. Noun.  (chemistry) An isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.

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