XYLENE


Meaning of XYLENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzī-ˌlēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1851

: any of three toxic flammable oily isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons C 8 H 10 that are di-methyl homologues of benzene and are usually obtained from petroleum or natural gas distillates ; also : a mixture of xylenes and ethyl benzene used chiefly as a solvent

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