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tetrahydrofuran

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid cyclic ether, C4H8O, used as a solvent for natural and synthetic resins and in polymerization.

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  • noun organic chemistry a 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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