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dioxetane

UK/daɪˈɒksɪteɪn/

dioxetane noun: any of a class of heterocycle having a four-membered ring with two carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms.

Noun

dioxetane (plural dioxetanes)

  1. Any of a class of heterocycle having a four-membered ring with two carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms

Forms of dioxetane

pluraldioxetanes

Questions about dioxetane

What does dioxetane mean?
Dioxetane means any of a class of heterocycle having a four-membered ring with two carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms.
What part of speech is dioxetane?
Dioxetane is a noun.
How do you pronounce dioxetane?
Dioxetane is pronounced /daɪˈɒksɪteɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dioxetane?
The plural of dioxetane is dioxetanes.

Words near dioxetane in the dictionary

  1. dioxepane
  2. dioxepanes
  3. dioxepine
  4. dioxepines
  5. dioxepino
  6. dioxetane
  7. dioxetanes
  8. dioxete
  9. dioxetes
  10. dioxid
  11. dioxidane

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