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tetraline

tetraline is the alternative spelling of tetralin.

Meaning of tetralin

Noun

tetralin (countable and uncountable, plural tetralins)

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

Forms of tetraline

pluraltetralines

Questions about tetraline

What is tetraline the alternative spelling of?
Tetraline is the alternative spelling of tetralin.

Words near tetraline in the dictionary

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

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