noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin durus (“hard”) (because solid at ordinary temperatures) + -ene.

Related phrases

pyromellitic acid

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