dioxane

[ dahy-ok-seyn ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, flammable, liquid cyclic ether, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a faint, pleasant odor: used chiefly in the varnish and silk industries and as a dehydrator in histology.

dioxane

/ dī-ŏk′sān′ /

1. A flammable, potentially explosive, clear liquid that is used as a solvent for fats, greases, and resins. It is also used in various products including paints, lacquers, glues, cosmetics, and fumigants. Chemical formula: C 4 H 8 O 2 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of dioxane¹

First recorded in 1910–15; di- ¹ + ox(y)- ² + -ane

Example Sentences

It could be a better alternative than sinking money into treating water contaminated with 1,4 dioxane for decades, said Melville lawyer Nick Rigano.

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A North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality statement Tuesday cites Greensboro officials who said the chemical 1,4 dioxane came from Shamrock Environmental Corp.

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Environmental Protection Agency has identified 1,4 dioxane as a likely human carcinogen.

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There are also frequently unsafe levels of 1,4 dioxane in the Cape Fear.

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Dioxane can cause cancer and it’s in the water that comes out of our taps, because none of the water treatment plants along the river have the equipment to filter it out.

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