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xy⋅lene

  [zahy-leen]
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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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Xylol

Xy"lol\, n. [Xylo- + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as Xylene.
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Main Entry: xy·lol
Pronunciation: 'zI-"lol, -"lOl
Function: noun
: XYLENE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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