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tetralones

tetralones is the plural of tetralone.

Meaning of tetralone

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

Questions about tetralones

What is tetralones the plural of?
Tetralones is the plural of tetralone.

Words near tetralones in the dictionary

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

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