tetrahydronaphthalene

noun

tet·​ra·​hy·​dro·​naphthalene

"+

: an oily liquid hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₂ obtained by partial hydrogenation of naphthalene in the presence of a catalyst and used chiefly as a solvent (as for paints and lacquers)

called also 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tetrahydr- + naphthalene

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