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tetrahydropyran

tetrahydropyran noun: a six-membered heterocyclic ether having five carbon atoms and one oxygen; the core structure of pyranose sugars.

Noun

tetrahydropyran (plural tetrahydropyrans)

  1. A six-membered heterocyclic ether having five carbon atoms and one oxygen; the core structure of pyranose sugars.
    Synonyms:
    oxane, pentamethylene oxide

Synonyms of tetrahydropyran

  • oxane
  • pentamethylene oxide

Forms of tetrahydropyran

pluraltetrahydropyrans

Questions about tetrahydropyran

What does tetrahydropyran mean?
Tetrahydropyran means a six-membered heterocyclic ether having five carbon atoms and one oxygen; the core structure of pyranose sugars.
What part of speech is tetrahydropyran?
Tetrahydropyran is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrahydropyran?
The plural of tetrahydropyran is tetrahydropyrans.

Words near tetrahydropyran in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydronicotinamide
  2. tetrahydropalmatine
  3. tetrahydropapaverine
  4. tetrahydropapaveroline
  5. tetrahydropteroylglutamic acid
  6. tetrahydropyran
  7. tetrahydropyrans
  8. tetrahydropyridine
  9. tetrahydropyridines
  10. tetrahydropyrimidine
  11. tetrahydropyrimidines

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