Paraxylene

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  • n. An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A hydrocarbon (C6H4(CH3)2) 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An oily hydrocarbon of the benzene series, C6H4(CH3)2; paradimethylbenzene. It is found in tar-oil and Galician petroleum, and is also made synthetically. It boils at 138° C. It can be solidified in a freezing mixture, and then melts at 15° C.
    • Word Usage
    "Also hampered by the quake are producers of paraxylene, which is used in plastic beverage bottles, with 24 percent of Japan's capacity offline, Eramo said."
    Variant
    metamer    xylene   
     
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