English Explanatory Dictionary

tetrahydronaphthalene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bicyclic hydrocarbon formally derived from naphthalene by the addition of four hydrogen atoms across two of its double bonds, but especially 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin).

Word forms

tetrahydronaphthalene tetrahydronaphthalenes

Etymology

From tetra- + hydro- + naphthalene.

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