Dioxane Definition

dī-ŏksān
noun
A colorless, liquid ether, C4H8O2, prepared from ethylene oxide or glycol and used as a solvent for fats, etc. and in cosmetics, deodorants, etc.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.

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Other Word Forms of Dioxane

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Singular:
dioxane
Plural:
dioxanes

Origin of Dioxane

  • di– ox(o)– –ane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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