"paraxylene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paraxylenes [plural]
Etymology: para- + xylene Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|xylene}} para- + xylene Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} paraxylene (usually uncountable, plural paraxylenes)
  1. An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: para-xylene
    Sense id: en-paraxylene-en-noun-U54KPykU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-

Inflected forms

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