"xylene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzaɪliːn/ Forms: xylenes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪliːn Etymology: xyl- + -ene Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xyl|ene}} xyl- + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} xylene (countable and uncountable, plural xylenes)
  1. (chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar. Wikipedia link: xylene Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Organic compounds Synonyms: dimethylbenzene Derived forms: musk xylene, xylene musk Translations (di-methyl-benzene): ксилол (ksilol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), xilè [masculine] (Catalan), dimetilbenzè [masculine] (Catalan), 二甲苯 (èrjiǎběn) (Chinese Mandarin), xylen [masculine] (Czech), ksilolo (Esperanto), ksileno (Esperanto), ksyleeni (Finnish), xylène [masculine] (French), Xylol [neuter] (German), Xylen [neuter] (German), Dimethylbenzen [neuter] (German), xilol (Hungarian), xiléin [feminine] (Irish), xilene [masculine] (Italian), キシレン (kishiren) (Japanese), キシロール (kishirōru) (Japanese), زایلن (zâylen) (Persian), xileno [masculine] (Portuguese), ксило́л (ksilól) [masculine] (Russian), диметилбензо́л (dimetilbenzól) [masculine] (Russian), xileno [masculine] (Spanish), xylen (Swedish), dimetylbensen (Swedish)

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