dimethoxybenzene

noun

Any of three isomeric organic compounds: 1,2-dimethoxybenzene (veratrole), 1,3-dimethoxybenzene, and 1,4-dimethoxybenzene.

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Meanings

noundimethoxybenzene (countable and uncountable, plural dimethoxybenzenes)

plural dimethoxybenzenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of three isomeric organic compounds: 1,2-dimethoxybenzene (veratrole), 1,3-dimethoxybenzene, and 1,4-dimethoxybenzene.

Origin

From di- + methoxy + benzene.

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

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