Definitions For Tetrahydrofuran

Noun

TETRAHYDROFURAN. (countable and uncountable, plural TETRAHYDROFURANs) image:tetrahydrofuran-3d-balls.png, thumb, 250px, ball-and-stick model of tetrahydrofuran. (organic compound) 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.

Synonyms

oxolane oxacyclopentane THF

Derived terms

bromotetrahydrofuran chlorotetrahydrofuran polytetrahydrofuran

Translations

German: Tetrahydrofuran, n Hungarian: tetrahidrofurán

Etymology

{{af, en, tetra-, hydro-, furan}}.

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