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tetrahydronaphthalene

tetrahydronaphthalene noun: any bicyclic hydrocarbon formally derived from naphthalene by the addition of four hydrogen atoms across two of its double bonds, but especially 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin).

Noun

tetrahydronaphthalene (plural tetrahydronaphthalenes)

  1. Any bicyclic hydrocarbon formally derived from naphthalene by the addition of four hydrogen atoms across two of its double bonds, but especially 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin).

Forms of tetrahydronaphthalene

pluraltetrahydronaphthalenes

Origin of tetrahydronaphthalene

From tetra- + hydro- + naphthalene.

Questions about tetrahydronaphthalene

What does tetrahydronaphthalene mean?
Tetrahydronaphthalene means any bicyclic hydrocarbon formally derived from naphthalene by the addition of four hydrogen atoms across two of its double bonds, but especially 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin).
What part of speech is tetrahydronaphthalene?
Tetrahydronaphthalene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrahydronaphthalene?
The plural of tetrahydronaphthalene is tetrahydronaphthalenes.

Words near tetrahydronaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydroimidizalone
  2. tetrahydroisoquinoline
  3. tetrahydroisoquinolines
  4. tetrahydrolipstatin
  5. tetrahydromethanopterin
  6. tetrahydronaphthalene
  7. tetrahydronaphthalenes
  8. tetrahydronicotinamide
  9. tetrahydropalmatine
  10. tetrahydropapaverine
  11. tetrahydropapaveroline

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