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Webster 1913 Edition


Durene

Du′rene

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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)

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

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