Dioksaani Dioxan 1,4-diethyleneoxide, an organic solvent.

(also diethylene dioxide, diethylene ether, diethylene oxide) (not to be confused with DIOXIN) Dioxane is a solvent classified by the EPA as a probable human carcinogen, and some research suggests that it may suppress the immune system. Dioxane is listed in the 1990 Clean Air Act as a hazardous air pollutant and is on the EPA's Community Right-to-Know list. Found in: Conventional window cleaners and is an impurity in some ethoxylated surfactants.

Dioxygenated cyclic organic compound, formula C4H8O2, formally a cyclohexane structure in which two diametrically opposed CH2 groups have been replaced by oxygen atoms. Dioxane is widely used as a solvent and as a stabilizer in paints, varnishes, etc; thought to be carcinogenic. Not to be confused with dioxins, formed in the combustion of chlorinated hydrocarbons.