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dioxan

dioxan is the alternative form of dioxane.

Meaning of dioxane

Noun

dioxane (countable and uncountable, plural dioxanes)

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

Forms of dioxan

pluraldioxans

Questions about dioxan

What is dioxan the alternative form of?
Dioxan is the alternative form of dioxane.

Words near dioxan in the dictionary

  1. dioxaborolane
  2. dioxaborolanes
  3. dioxadilol
  4. dioxalane
  5. dioxalate
  6. dioxan
  7. dioxane
  8. dioxanes
  9. dioxanone
  10. dioxanones
  11. dioxans

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