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dithiane

dithiane noun: any of three isomeric six-membered saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms; any derivative of these compounds.

Noun

dithiane (plural dithianes)

  1. Any of three isomeric six-membered saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms; any derivative of these compounds.

Forms of dithiane

pluraldithianes

Origin of dithiane

From di- + thiane.

Questions about dithiane

What does dithiane mean?
Dithiane means any of three isomeric six-membered saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two sulfur atoms; any derivative of these compounds.
What part of speech is dithiane?
Dithiane is a noun.
What is the plural of dithiane?
The plural of dithiane is dithianes.

Words near dithiane in the dictionary

  1. ditheringly
  2. ditherings
  3. dithers
  4. dithersome
  5. dithery
  6. dithiane
  7. dithianes
  8. dithianon
  9. dithiatopazine
  10. dithiazanine
  11. dithiazanine iodide

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