xylene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈzaɪliːn/
Etymology
From xyl- + -ene.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
[…] proceeding, desperately, from such opiated catarrh preparations as Collis Brown's Mixture on to cocainized brain tonics, cigarettes soaked in absinthe, xylene in unventilated rooms, and so on […]
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 262:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xylenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paraxylene · musk xylene · metaxylene · xylene musk · gemfibrozil · nonxylene · orthoxylene · m-xylene · xylenol · nitroxylene
Synonyms
Translations (24)
bg ксилол (di-methyl-benzene) · ru диметилбензо́л (di-methyl-benzene) · es xileno (di-methyl-benzene) · sv xylen (di-methyl-benzene) · de Xylen (di-methyl-benzene) · de Dimethylbenzen (di-methyl-benzene) · ja キシロール (di-methyl-benzene) · ca xilè (di-methyl-benzene) · eo ksilolo (di-methyl-benzene) · ru ксило́л (di-methyl-benzene) · de Xylol (di-methyl-benzene) · ga xiléin (di-methyl-benzene) · fa زایلن (di-methyl-benzene) · fi ksyleeni (di-methyl-benzene) · it xilene (di-methyl-benzene) · eo ksileno (di-methyl-benzene) · ja キシレン (di-methyl-benzene) · cmn 二甲苯 (di-methyl-benzene) · pt xileno (di-methyl-benzene) · sv dimetylbensen (di-methyl-benzene) · ca dimetilbenzè (di-methyl-benzene) · hu xilol (di-methyl-benzene) · fr xylène (di-methyl-benzene) · cs xylen (di-methyl-benzene)