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 Definitions of Xylene  [ˈzaɪ lin]  

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Definition of 'Xylene' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) xylene
any of three isomeric liquids, C

Etymology:  (1850–55; < Gk xýl(on) wood + -ene)

Definition of 'Xylene' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) xylene, xylol
a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent


Definition of 'Xylene' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Xylene
any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily, inflammable liquids, C6H4.(CH3)2, being dimethyl benzenes, and are called respectively orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene. Called also xylol



'Xylene' - Nearby Entries  

xylaria mali  xylaria polymorpha  xylem  xylene  xylocaine  xylocopa  xylol  



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