tetrahydrofuran

[ te-truh-hahy-druh-fyoo r-an ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˌhaɪ drəˈfyʊər æn /

noun Chemistry.

a clear liquid, C4H8O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.

Origin of tetrahydrofuran

First recorded in 1940–45; tetra- + hydro-2 + furan

Words nearby tetrahydrofuran

tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrogestrinone, tetrahydroxy, tetrahydrozoline, tetrahymena, tetralite

Scientific definitions for tetrahydrofuran

tetrahydrofuran
[ tĕt′rə-hī′drə-fyur′ăn′ ]

A clear, highly flammable liquid used as a solvent for natural and synthetic resins and in the production of nylon. Tetrahydrofuran is a furan ring without double bonds between any of the carbon atoms. It is the building block of the sugars ribose, deoxyribose, and fructose.Chemical formula: C4H8O.