dehydroarene

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noun

any transient species formally derived by abstraction of two hydrogen atoms from each of two rings of an arene

OriginEnglish arene ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundehydroarene (plural dehydroarenes)

plural dehydroarenes

  1. chemistryany transient species formally derived by abstraction of two hydrogen atoms from each of two rings of an arene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishhydro-
  8. Englisharene
  9. Englishdehydroarene

From de- + hydro- + arene.

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APA

dehydroarene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroarene

MLA

“dehydroarene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroarene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehydroarene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroarene.

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