dioxane

di·ox·ane

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Definitions of dioxane word

noun dioxane a colorless, flammable, liquid cyclic ether, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a faint, pleasant odor: used chiefly in the varnish and silk industries and as a dehydrator in histology. 1
noun dioxane a colorless, liquid ether, C4H8O2, prepared from ethylene oxide or glycol and used as a solvent for fats, etc. and in cosmetics, deodorants, etc. 0
noun dioxane (chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring. 0

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; di-1 + ox(y)-2 + -ane

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