Durene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Durene \Du"rene\, n. [L. durus hard; -- so called because solid
     at ordinary temperatures.] (Chem.)
     A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, {C6H2(CH3)4},
     off artificial production, with an odor like camphor.
     [1913 Webster]