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thioxene

thioxene noun: any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.

Noun

thioxene (plural thioxenes)

  1. Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.

Forms of thioxene

pluralthioxenes

Origin of thioxene

From thiophene and xylene.

Questions about thioxene

What does thioxene mean?
Thioxene means any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
What part of speech is thioxene?
Thioxene is a noun.
What is the plural of thioxene?
The plural of thioxene is thioxenes.

Words near thioxene in the dictionary

  1. thioxanthenone
  2. thioxanthenones
  3. thioxanthine
  4. thioxanthone
  5. thioxanthones
  6. thioxene
  7. thioxenes
  8. thioyl
  9. thioylation
  10. thioyls
  11. thir

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