XYLENESULFONIC ACID


Meaning of XYLENESULFONIC ACID in English

|zīˌlēn+...- noun

Etymology: xylene + sulfonic

: any of six crystalline isomeric acids (CH 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 SO 3 H obtained by sulfonation of the xylenes but most readily of ortho- and meta -xylenes, which can thus be separated from para -xylene in the commercial mixture

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