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tetrahydrothiophene

tetrahydrothiophene noun: a saturated, five-membered heterocycle containing one atom of sulfur; it is added to natural gas to provide it with a detectable smell.

tetrahydrothiophene: a saturated, five-membered heterocycle containing one atom of sulfur; it is added to natural gas to...
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Noun

tetrahydrothiophene (plural tetrahydrothiophenes)

  1. A saturated, five-membered heterocycle containing one atom of sulfur; it is added to natural gas to provide it with a detectable smell.
    Synonyms:
    thiolane, THT

Synonyms of tetrahydrothiophene

Forms of tetrahydrothiophene

pluraltetrahydrothiophenes

Origin of tetrahydrothiophene

Compound of tetrahydro + thiophene.

Questions about tetrahydrothiophene

What does tetrahydrothiophene mean?
Tetrahydrothiophene means a saturated, five-membered heterocycle containing one atom of sulfur; it is added to natural gas to provide it with a detectable smell.
What part of speech is tetrahydrothiophene?
Tetrahydrothiophene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrahydrothiophene?
The plural of tetrahydrothiophene is tetrahydrothiophenes.

Words near tetrahydrothiophene in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydropyrimidines
  2. tetrahydropyrrole
  3. tetrahydropyrroles
  4. tetrahydroquinoline
  5. tetrahydroquinolines
  6. tetrahydrothiophene
  7. tetrahydrothiophenes
  8. tetrahydrotriazine
  9. tetrahydrouridine
  10. tetrahydroxidoberyllate
  11. tetrahydroxoberyllate

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