tetrahydronaphthalene
noun
tet·ra·hy·dro·naphthalene
"+
: an oily liquid hydrocarbon C10H12 obtained by partial hydrogenation of naphthalene in the presence of a catalyst and used chiefly as a solvent (as for paints and lacquers)
called also 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tetrahydr- + naphthalene