Dioxan

/daɪ.ˈɒk.sæn/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling or early chemical name for dioxane, a colorless liquid organic compound used in manufacturing and laboratories.

Etymology

From 'di-' (two) + 'oxane' (a six-membered ring containing two oxygen atoms). The spelling 'dioxan' is an older variant used in older chemical literature.

Kelly Says

Dioxan was used for decades in cosmetics and household products until researchers discovered it could cause cancer—now companies spend millions developing safer alternatives!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲዮክሳን
dee-ee-ohk-san
ARالعربية
ديوكسان
dee-oo-ksan
BNবাংলা
ডিওক্সান
dee-ohk-san
CACatalà
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
CSČeština
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
DADansk
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
DEDeutsch
Dioxan
dee-ohk-san
ELΕλληνικά
διοξάν
dee-ohk-san
ESEspañol
dioxano
dee-ohk-sah-noh
FAفارسی
دیوکسان
dee-ohk-san
FISuomi
dioksaani
dee-ohk-sah-nee
FRFrançais
dioxane
dee-oh-ksan
GUGU
ડાયોક્સન
dai-ohk-san
HAHA
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
HEעברית
דיווקסן
dee-ohk-san
HIहिन्दी
डायोक्सन
dai-ohk-san
HUMagyar
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
IGIG
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
ITItaliano
diossano
dee-oh-ssah-noh
JA日本語
ジオキサン
jee-oh-ksan
KKKK
диоксан
dee-ohk-san
KMKM
ឌីអូក្សាន
dee-ee-ohk-san
KO한국어
디오잔
di-o-jan
MRMR
डायोक्सन
dai-ohk-san
MSBahasa Melayu
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီယိုက Sachen
dee-ee-ohk-san
NLNederlands
dioxaan
dee-ohk-saan
NONorsk
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
PAPA
ਡਾਇਓਕਸਨ
dai-ohk-san
PLPolski
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
PTPortuguês
dioxano
dee-ohk-sah-noh
RORomână
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
RUРусский
диоксан
dee-ohk-san
SVSvenska
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
SWKiswahili
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
TAதமிழ்
டைஆக்ஸேன்
tai-aa-k-seen
TEతెలుగు
డియోక్సన్
dee-ee-ohk-san
THไทย
ไดออกซาน
dai-ohk-san
TLTL
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
TRTürkçe
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
UKУкраїнська
діоксан
dee-ohk-san
URاردو
ڈائوکسان
dai-ohk-san
VITiếng Việt
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
YOYO
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
ZH中文
二恶烷
èr è wàn
ZUZU
dioksan
dee-ohk-san

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