a clear liquid, C4H8O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate
Word origin
[1940–45; tetra- + hydro-2 + furan]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black box, redline, sealant, silkscreen, zaphydro- is a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative elementor radical. Other words that use the affix hydro- include: hydrochloride, hydrodesulfurization, hydroformylation, hydroperoxide, hydrosulfate
Examples of 'tetrahydrofuran' in a sentence
tetrahydrofuran
The chemicals are understood to include tetrahydrofuran, an organic solvent that can become unstable when exposed to air.