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THF

THF is the initialism of tetrahydrofuran.

THF is the initialism of tetrahydrofolate.

Meaning of tetrahydrofuran

Noun

tetrahydrofuran (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahydrofurans)

  1. A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.

Meaning of tetrahydrofolate

Noun

tetrahydrofolate (plural tetrahydrofolates)

  1. The conjugate base of, or any salt or ester of, tetrahydrofolic acid; it is a coenzyme, formed by reduction of folic acid, involved in the biosynthesis of purines.

Questions about THF

What is THF the initialism of?
THF is the initialism of tetrahydrofuran.

Words near THF in the dictionary

  1. theyself
  2. theyselfs
  3. theyselves
  4. theyuns
  5. theyyam
  6. THF
  7. THFC
  8. THFCW
  9. THG
  10. Thi
  11. thi sen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: THF (page history and authors); tetrahydrofuran (page history and authors); tetrahydrofolate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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