durene
/ˈdjʊəriːn/ /ˈdʒʊəriːn/ /ˈdjɔːriːn/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline hydrocarbon occurring naturally in coal tar and also made synthetically, used in the manufacture of polyimides and plastics.
- Systematic name:1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene; C6H2(CH3)4..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From classical Latin dūrus hard + -ene, after German Durol, in the same sense; so called because it is solid at ordinary temperatures.