Tetralinn.
/ˈtɛtrəlɪn/ = tetrahydronaphthalene n. at tetra- comb. form 2a(c)(ii). (A proprietary name in the U.S.)
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1920 Chem. Abstr. 14 1227 New turpentine substitutes..Dekalin, C10H18... In the trade dekalin is not found pure, but always contains tetralin and is handled under the name tetralin extra.
1924 Nature 14 June 866/2 Excluding benzol..alternative fuels of greatest promise include ‘tetralin’ (tetrahydronaphthalene), which, mixed with benzol and alcohol, was used considerably by the Germans during the war.
1944 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Jan. 350/1 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company... Tetralin for tetrahydronaphthalene.
1980 Sci. Amer. May 89/1 Certain trialkyl tin compounds,..and acetyl-ethyl-tetramethyl tetralin, a synthetic fragrance at one time used in certain cosmetics, have also been shown to damage myelin preferentially.
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