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PARAXYLENE
PARAXYLENE
Par
`a *xy "
lene,
n. (
Chem.
)
Defn: A
hydrocarbon
of
the
aromatic
series
obtained
as
a
colorless
liquid
by
the
distillation
of
camphor
with
zinc
chloride.
It
is
one
of
the
three
metamers
of
xylene.
Cf.
Metamer,
and
Xylene.
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