Definitions for xyleneˈzaɪ lin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
xy•leneˈzaɪ lin(n.)
any of three isomeric liquids, C8H10, of the benzene series, used in aviation gasoline and organic synthesis and in making dyes.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of xylene:
1850–55; < Gk xýl(on) wood + -ene
Princeton's WordNet
xylene, xylol(noun)
a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
Wiktionary
xylene(Noun)
Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, di-methyl-benzene, found in coal and wood tar.
Origin: From ‘wood’ + -ene.
Webster Dictionary
Xylene(noun)
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
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