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xylene
N dimethylbenzene ที่ ใช้ เป็นตัว ละลาย xylol
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
XYLENE
Xy "lene, n. Etym: [Gr. xy `lon wood. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily, inflammable liquids, C6H4.(CH3 )2, being dimethyl benzenes, and are called respectively orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene. Called also xylol.
Note: Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a distinct series of compounds.
New American Oxford Dictionary
xylene
xy lene |ˈzīˌlēn ˈzaɪlin | ▶noun Chemistry a volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained by distilling wood, coal tar, or petroleum, and used in fuels and solvents, and in chemical synthesis. [Alternative name: dimethylbenzene; chem. formula: C 6 H 4 (CH 3 ) 2; three isomers. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from xylo- ‘of wood ’ + -ene .
Oxford Dictionary
xylene
xylene |ˈzʌɪliːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained by distilling wood, coal tar, or petroleum, used in fuels and solvents and in chemical synthesis. ●Alternative name: dimethylbenzene; chem. formula: C 6 H 4 (CH 3 ) 2; three isomers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from xylo- ‘of wood ’ + -ene .
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