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xy⋅lene

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–noun Chemistry.
any of three oily, colorless, water-insoluble, flammable, toxic, isomeric liquids, C8H10, of the benzene series, obtained mostly from coal tar: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
Also, xy⋅lol [zahy-lawl, -lol] .
Also called dimethylbenzene.

Origin:
1850–55; < Gk xýl(on) wood + -ene
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xy·lene   (zī-lēn', zī'lēn')   
n.  

  1. Any of three flammable isomeric hydrocarbons, C6H4(CH3)2, obtained from wood and coal tar.

  2. A mixture of xylene isomers used as a solvent in making lacquers and rubber cement and as an aviation fuel.

xy·lol   (zī'lôl', -lōl')   
n.  Variant of xylene.
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Main Entry: xy·lene
Pronunciation: 'zI-"lEn
Function: noun
: any of three toxic flammable oily isomeric aromatic hydrocarbonsC8H10 that are dimethyl homologues of benzene and are usually obtained from petroleum or natural gas distillates; also : a commercial mixture of xylenes usedchiefly as a solvent

Main Entry: xy·lol
Pronunciation: 'zI-"lol, -"lOl
Function: noun
: XYLENE
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xylene (zī-lēn', zī'lēn') also xylol   (zī-lēn', zī'lēn')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A flammable hydrocarbon obtained from wood and coal tar. Xylene consists of a benzene ring with two methyl (CH3) groups attached, and occurs in three isomeric forms. It is used as a solvent, in jet fuel, and in the manufacture of dyes, fibers, perfumes, and films. Chemical formula: C8H10.

  2. A mixture of xylene isomers used as a solvent in making lacquers and rubber cement and as an aviation fuel.


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