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tetralin

tetralin noun: the bicyclic hydrocarbon 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene; it is used as an industrial solvent.

Noun

tetralin (countable and uncountable, plural tetralins)

  1. The bicyclic hydrocarbon 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene; it is used as an industrial solvent.

Synonyms of tetralin

Forms of tetralin

pluraltetralins

Origin of tetralin

tetra(hydronaphth)al(ene) + -in

Words formed from tetralin

Questions about tetralin

What does tetralin mean?
Tetralin means the bicyclic hydrocarbon 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene; it is used as an industrial solvent.
What part of speech is tetralin?
Tetralin is a noun.
What is the plural of tetralin?
The plural of tetralin is tetralins.

Words near tetralin in the dictionary

  1. tetralead
  2. tetralemma
  3. tetralemmas
  4. tetralemmata
  5. tetralemmatic
  6. tetralin
  7. tetraline
  8. tetralines
  9. tetralingual
  10. tetralinoleoyl
  11. tetralins

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