- dioxane
- also dioxan noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1912 a flammable toxic liquid diether C4H8O2 used especially as a solvent
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dioxane — [dī äks′ān΄] n. [ DI 1 + OX + ANE] a colorless, liquid ether, C4H8O2, prepared from ethylene oxide or glycol and used as a solvent for fats, etc. and in cosmetics, deodorants, etc … English World dictionary
Dioxane — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Dioxine. Le dioxane est un éther couronne de six atomes, possédant deux fonctions éther. Il existe trois isomères du dioxane, le 1,4 dioxane, le 1,3 dioxane et le 1,2 dioxane en raison de la position des deux… … Wikipédia en Français
Dioxane (disambiguation) — Dioxane is the common name for 1,4 dioxane The three isomers of dioxane. Small blue numbers show numbering of atoms in rings. Dioxane may also refer to: 1,2 dioxane 1,3 dioxane … Wikipedia
Dioxane tetraketone — IUPAC name 1,4 Dioxane 2,3,5,6 tetrone … Wikipedia
dioxane — /duy ok sayn/, n. Chem. a colorless, flammable, liquid cyclic ether, C4H8O2, having a faint, pleasant odor: used chiefly in the varnish and silk industries and as a dehydrator in histology. [1910 15; DI 1 + OX(Y) 2 + ANE] * * * … Universalium
dioxane — noun Any of a class of six membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring … Wiktionary
dioxane — 1,4 D.; a colorless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose esters and in histology as a drying agent. SYN: 1,4 diethylene dioxide. * * * di·ox·ane dī äk .sān also di·ox·an sən, .san n a flammable toxic liquid C4H8O2 used esp. as a solvent and as… … Medical dictionary
dioxane — n. chemical substance used in the silk industry and as a drying agent … English contemporary dictionary
dioxane — [dʌɪ ɒkseɪn] (also dioxan an) noun Chemistry a colourless toxic heterocyclic compound used as an organic solvent … English new terms dictionary
dioxane — di·ox·ane … English syllables
