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环氧乙烷

huán yǎng yǐ wándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ethylene oxide
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a0b5cd3b94646163. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

環氧乙烷 环氧乙烷 [huan2 yang3 yi3 wan2] /ethylene oxide/

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Other forms in these source records: 環氧乙烷

  • 环
    huán

    ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in

    Huán

    surname Huan

  • 氧
    yǎng

    oxygen (chemistry)

  • 乙
    yǐ

    second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yǐ fāng], as opposed to 甲方[jiǎ fāng]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

    zhé

    turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhé]

  • 烷
    wán

    alkane

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