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durene

durene noun: 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.

Noun

durene (countable and uncountable, plural durenes)

  1. 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.

Forms of durene

pluraldurenes

Origin of durene

From Latin durus (“hard”) (because solid at ordinary temperatures) + -ene.

Words formed from durene

Questions about durene

What does durene mean?
Durene means 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.
What part of speech is durene?
Durene is a noun.
What is the plural of durene?
The plural of durene is durenes.

Words near durene in the dictionary

  1. dureless
  2. Durell
  3. Durells
  4. Duren
  5. Durendal
  6. durene
  7. durenes
  8. Durens
  9. dures
  10. Duresm
  11. duress

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