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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Tetra-

+ benz

(Chem.)

A hypothetical hydrocarbon,

C4H4

, analogous to benzene; – so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Tetrol phenol

furfuran.

[Obs.]

tetrol ‎(plural tetrols)

(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any polyhydric alcohol having four hydroxyl groups