tetrahydronaphthalene
English
Etymology
tetra- + hydro- + naphthalene
Noun
tetrahydronaphthalene (plural tetrahydronaphthalenes)
- (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).