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Durene
Du′rene
,Noun.
[L.
durus
hard; – so called because solid at ordinary temperatures.] (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon,
C6H2(CH3)4
, off artificial production, with an odor like camphor. Definition 2024
durene
durene
English
Noun
durene (countable and uncountable, plural durenes)
- (organic chemistry) 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.