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trioxane

noun
tri·​ox·​ane | \ -ˌsān\

Definition of trioxane

: a crystalline combustible heterocyclic trimer (CH2O)3 of formaldehyde with an odor resembling chloroform that is depolymerized into formaldehyde by traces of mineral acids

called also symmetrical trioxane

— compare paraformaldehyde

History and Etymology for trioxane

International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + oxa- + cyclohexane

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