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Tetrol

Tetrol \Tet"rol\, n. [Tetra- + benzol.] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C4H4, analogous to benzene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Tetrol phenol, furfuran. [Obs.]

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tetrol

n. (context organic chemistry especially in combination English) Any polyhydric alcohol having four hydroxyl groups

Usage examples of "tetrol".

The nine Great Ones of the Little People emerged from the throngs of their adherents to declare fealty to their Battlemaster: Sharn-Mes, the veteran Medor, Galbor Redcap, the female heroes Ayfa and Skathe, Tetrol Bonecrusher, Betularn White-Hand, and—newly accoladed in place of the defunct Bles and Nukalavee—Fafnor Ice-Jaws and Karbree the Worm.

Medor, Ayfa, Galbor Redcap, Skathe, Nukalavee the Skinless, Tetrol Bonecrusher, Bles Four-Fang, Betularn of the White Hand, and finally Sharn-Mes all accepted plaudits and stood down unchallenged.