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di·ox·o·lane \dīˈäksəˌlān\ noun (-s) Etymology: dioxol chemical compound having the formula C3H4O2 (International Scientific Vocabulary di- + ox- + -ol) + -ane 1. : a water-soluble liquid cyclic acetal C3H6O2 made usually from formaldehyde and ethylene glycol that is capable of polymerizing to poly-acetal resins having essentially the open-chain structure (−OCH2OCH2CH2−)χ — called also 1,3- dioxolane 2. : a derivative of dioxolane made usually by reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with formaldehyde, many such derivatives being capable of polymerizing to useful products (as supports for photographic emulsions) |