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tetrahydronaphthalene

tetrahydronaphthalene

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Noun

tetrahydronaphthalene (plural tetrahydronaphthalenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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)