Etymology

dioxolane

D2I1O1X8O1L1A1N1E1

Today it means: Any heterocycle having a five-membered ring with three carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms Full definition →

English oxolane ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishoxolane
  8. English todaydioxolane

From di- + oxolane.

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