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tetraoxane

/ˌtɛtɹəˈɒkseɪn/

tetraoxane noun: a six-membered saturated heterocycle having two carbon atoms and four oxygen atoms; especially the isomer having two peroxide groups (as in the acetone peroxide dimer).

Noun

tetraoxane (plural tetraoxanes)

  1. A six-membered saturated heterocycle having two carbon atoms and four oxygen atoms; especially the isomer having two peroxide groups (as in the acetone peroxide dimer)

Forms of tetraoxane

pluraltetraoxanes

Origin of tetraoxane

From tetra- + oxane.

Questions about tetraoxane

What does tetraoxane mean?
Tetraoxane means a six-membered saturated heterocycle having two carbon atoms and four oxygen atoms; especially the isomer having two peroxide groups (as in the acetone peroxide dimer).
What part of speech is tetraoxane?
Tetraoxane is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetraoxane?
Tetraoxane is pronounced /ˌtɛtɹəˈɒkseɪn/.
What is the plural of tetraoxane?
The plural of tetraoxane is tetraoxanes.

Words near tetraoxane in the dictionary

  1. tetraorganogermanes
  2. tetraorganolead
  3. tetraorganoleads
  4. tetraose
  5. tetraoses
  6. tetraoxane
  7. tetraoxanes
  8. tetraoxide
  9. tetraoxides
  10. tetraoxo
  11. tetraoxomanganate

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