Meanings
nountetrahydropyran (plural tetrahydropyrans)
plural tetrahydropyrans
- chemistryA six-membered heterocyclic ether having five carbon atoms and one oxygen; the core structure of pyranose sugars.
Synonyms: oxane, pentamethylene oxide
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA six-membered heterocyclic ether having five carbon atoms and one oxygen; the core structure of pyranose sugars.
Similar
oxanepentamethylene oxide
Translations
Spanish tetrahidropirano
- tetrahidropiranosix-membered heterocyclic ether
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APA
tetrahydropyran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydropyran
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“tetrahydropyran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydropyran. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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