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XYLENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does xylene mean?
• XYLENE (noun)
The noun XYLENE has 1 sense:
1. a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
Familiarity information: XYLENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
xylene; xylol
Hypernyms ("xylene" is a kind of...):
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
Context examples
Coal tar is a complex mixture of organic substances, including benzene, phenols, sulfur, aniline, toluene, xylene, naphthalene, anthracene and phenanthrene.
(Coal Tar, NCI Thesaurus)
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