a colourless insoluble toxic liquid made by heating ethanediol with sulphuric acid; 1,4-diethylene dioxide: used as a solvent, esp for waxes and cellulose acetate resins. Formula: (CH2)2O(CH2)2O
Examples of 'dioxan' in a sentence
dioxan
The reaction was run in dioxan solution at room temperature stirring for 4 hours.
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