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dihydropyran

dihydropyran noun: the compound with chemical formula C₅H₈O, a cyclic ether used to protect alcohols in organic synthesis.

Noun

dihydropyran (countable and uncountable, plural dihydropyrans)

  1. The compound with chemical formula C₅H₈O, a cyclic ether used to protect alcohols in organic synthesis.

Forms of dihydropyran

pluraldihydropyrans

Origin of dihydropyran

From di- + hydro- + pyran.

Questions about dihydropyran

What does dihydropyran mean?
Dihydropyran means the compound with chemical formula C₅H₈O, a cyclic ether used to protect alcohols in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is dihydropyran?
Dihydropyran is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydropyran?
The plural of dihydropyran is dihydropyrans.

Words near dihydropyran in the dictionary

  1. dihydropicolinate
  2. dihydroprogesterone
  3. dihydroprogesterones
  4. dihydropteridine
  5. dihydropteroate
  6. dihydropyran
  7. dihydropyrans
  8. dihydropyrazole
  9. dihydropyrazoles
  10. dihydropyrazolo
  11. dihydropyrazolos

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