Definition
A colorless, flammable organic liquid (C₄H₈O₂) used as a solvent in manufacturing, laboratories, and historically in cosmetics.
Etymology
From 'di-' (two) + 'oxane' (a six-membered ring containing two oxygen atoms). The modern chemical name was standardized in the 20th century for this heterocyclic ether compound.
Kelly Says
Dioxane was accidentally created in 1889 and became super popular because it dissolved everything—but by the 1970s scientists realized it was a probable carcinogen, so now it's heavily regulated!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዲዮክሳን
dee-ee-ohk-san
ARالعربية
ثنائي أكسيد الإيثان
th-na-i ak-sid al-i-than
BNবাংলা
ডিওক্সান
dee-ohk-san
CACatalà
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
CSČeština
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
DADansk
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
DEDeutsch
Dioxan
dee-ohk-san
ELΕλληνικά
διοξάνιο
dee-ohk-san-ee-oh
ESEspañol
dioxano
dee-ohk-sah-noh
FAفارسی
دیاکسان
dee-e-k-san
FISuomi
dioksaani
dee-ohk-sah-nee
FRFrançais
dioxane
dee-ohk-san
GUGU
ડાયોક્સેન
dai-ohk-sen
HEעברית
דיווקסן
dee-ohk-san
HIहिन्दी
डायोक्सन
di-ohk-san
HUMagyar
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
IGIG
dioksaan
dee-ohk-san
ITItaliano
diossano
dee-oh-ssah-noh
KMKM
ឌីអូក្សាន
dee-ee-ohk-san
MRMR
डायोक्सन
dai-ohk-san
MSBahasa Melayu
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီऑက်ဆန်း
dee-ohk-san
NLNederlands
dioxaan
dee-ohk-saan
NONorsk
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
PAPA
ਡਾਇਓਕਸਨ
da-ee-ohk-san
PLPolski
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
PTPortuguês
dioxano
dee-ohk-sah-noh
RORomână
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
RUРусский
диоксан
dee-ohk-san
SVSvenska
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
SWKiswahili
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
TAதமிழ்
டைஆக்ஸேன்
tai-aa-k-seen
TEతెలుగు
డియోక్సేన్
dee-ohk-sayn
THไทย
ไดออกซาน
dai-ok-san
TRTürkçe
dioksan
dee-ohk-san
UKУкраїнська
діоксан
dee-ohk-san
URاردو
ڈائوکسان
dee-ohk-san
VITiếng Việt
dioxan
dee-ohk-san
ZUZU
idioksane
ee-dee-ohk-san-eh