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tetralone

tetralone noun: either of two isomers of the bicyclic ketone benzocyclohexanone containing a benzene ring fused with that of cyclohexanone; it is use in the synthesis of other compounds, especially the contraceptive 18-methyl norethisterone.

Noun

tetralone (plural tetralones)

  1. Either of two isomers of the bicyclic ketone benzocyclohexanone containing a benzene ring fused with that of cyclohexanone; it is use in the synthesis of other compounds, especially the contraceptive 18-methyl norethisterone

Forms of tetralone

pluraltetralones

Questions about tetralone

What does tetralone mean?
Tetralone means either of two isomers of the bicyclic ketone benzocyclohexanone containing a benzene ring fused with that of cyclohexanone; it is use in the synthesis of other compounds, especially the contraceptive 18-methyl norethisterone.
What part of speech is tetralone?
Tetralone is a noun.
What is the plural of tetralone?
The plural of tetralone is tetralones.

Words near tetralone in the dictionary

  1. tetralogies of Fallot
  2. tetralogue
  3. tetralogues
  4. tetralogy
  5. tetralogy of Fallot
  6. tetralone
  7. tetralones
  8. tetraloop
  9. tetraloops
  10. tetralophodont
  11. tetralophodonty

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