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dioxocane

dioxocane noun: any of four isomeric, saturated, eight-membered heterocycles having six carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms.

Noun

dioxocane (plural dioxocanes)

  1. Any of four isomeric, saturated, eight-membered heterocycles having six carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms

Forms of dioxocane

pluraldioxocanes

Origin of dioxocane

From di- + oxocane.

Questions about dioxocane

What does dioxocane mean?
Dioxocane means any of four isomeric, saturated, eight-membered heterocycles having six carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms.
What part of speech is dioxocane?
Dioxocane is a noun.
What is the plural of dioxocane?
The plural of dioxocane is dioxocanes.

Words near dioxocane in the dictionary

  1. dioxindoles
  2. dioxins
  3. dioxirane
  4. dioxiranes
  5. dioxo
  6. dioxocane
  7. dioxocanes
  8. dioxolan
  9. dioxolane
  10. dioxolanes
  11. dioxolanone

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