English Explanatory Dictionary

durene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

durene durenes

Etymology

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

Derived words

duroquinol duroquinone
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