oxidane

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noun

An IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.

Similar
water
OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounoxidane (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.

    Synonyms: water

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.

Similar
water
Also see
dihydrogen monoxidewater

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Latinacidu
  9. Frenchacide
  10. Frenchoxide
  11. Englishoxide
  12. Englishoxidane

From oxide + -ane (“binary hydrogen compound”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dioxaneaxodine
Cite this entry
APA

oxidane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidane

MLA

“oxidane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidane.

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