durene
See also: durène
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin durus (“hard”) (because solid at ordinary temperatures) + -ene.
Noun
editdurene (countable and uncountable, plural durenes)
- (organic chemistry) 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.