"BTEX" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BTEX (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and ortho-, meta-, and para- xylenes: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: benzene (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity), toluene (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity), ethylbenzene (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity), and ortho- (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity), meta- (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity), and para- xylenes (extra: toxic VOCs commonly found together, used in the chemical analysis of air and water to determine their quality and purity) Related terms: BTX
    Sense id: en-BTEX-en-noun-9uvLuBWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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