durene

D2U1R1E1N1E1

noun

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

OriginLatin durus →
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Meanings

noundurene (countable and uncountable, plural durenes)

plural durenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistry1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.

Origin

  1. Latindurus“hard”
  2. Englishdurene

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

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APA

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Chicago

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