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noun
Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dimethylbenzene
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: xylol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
History
From xyl- + -ene.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
