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oxidane

oxidane noun: an IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.

Noun

oxidane (uncountable)

  1. An IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.
    Synonyms:
    water

Synonyms of oxidane

Origin of oxidane

From oxide + -ane (“binary hydrogen compound”).

Questions about oxidane

What does oxidane mean?
Oxidane means an IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.
What part of speech is oxidane?
Oxidane is a noun.

Words near oxidane in the dictionary

  1. oxiconazole
  2. oxid
  3. oxidabilities
  4. oxidability
  5. oxidable
  6. oxidane
  7. oxidanium
  8. oxidaniumyl
  9. oxidant
  10. oxidants
  11. oxidase

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