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dihydrofuran

dihydrofuran noun: a five-membered, unsaturated heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and one double bond; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

dihydrofuran (plural dihydrofurans)

  1. A five-membered, unsaturated heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and one double bond; any derivative of this compound
    Synonyms:
    dihydrooxole

Synonyms of dihydrofuran

  • dihydrooxole

Forms of dihydrofuran

pluraldihydrofurans

Questions about dihydrofuran

What does dihydrofuran mean?
Dihydrofuran means a five-membered, unsaturated heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and one double bond; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is dihydrofuran?
Dihydrofuran is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydrofuran?
The plural of dihydrofuran is dihydrofurans.

Words near dihydrofuran in the dictionary

  1. dihydroflavonol
  2. dihydroflavonols
  3. dihydrofolate
  4. dihydrofolates
  5. dihydrofumariline
  6. dihydrofuran
  7. dihydrofurano
  8. dihydrofurans
  9. dihydrofuranyl
  10. dihydrofusarubin
  11. dihydrogen

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