/zuy"leen/ , n. Chem.
any of three oily, colorless, water-insoluble, flammable, toxic, isomeric liquids, C 8 H 10 , of the benzene series, obtained mostly from coal tar: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
Also, xylol /zuy"lawl, -lol/ . Also called dimethylbenzene .
[ 1850-55; xýl ( on ) wood + -ENE ]