Meanings
nountetrahydrofuran (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahydrofurans)
plural tetrahydrofurans
- countableuncountablechemistryA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Latinfurfur
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Latinalcohol
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- GermanAldehyd
- Englishaldehydeclip.
- Englishfurfural
- Englishfuran
- Englishtetrahydrofuran
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 四氫呋喃 /四氢呋喃
- 四氫呋喃 /四氢呋喃 (sìqīngfūnán)heterocyclic ether
German Tetrahydrofuran
- Tetrahydrofuranheterocyclic ether
Hungarian tetrahidrofurán
- tetrahidrofuránheterocyclic ether
Cite this entry
APA
tetrahydrofuran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrofuran
MLA
“tetrahydrofuran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrofuran. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrahydrofuran,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydrofuran.
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