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metaxylene

metaxylene noun: that variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.

Noun

metaxylene (countable and uncountable, plural metaxylenes)

  1. That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.
    • The acid is decomposed by strong hydrochloric acid at 210°, yielding xylylic acid and metaxylene.1883, “Journal of the Chemical Society”, in Chemical Society, volume 44, Great Britain, page 589

Forms of metaxylene

pluralmetaxylenes

Origin of metaxylene

From meta- + xylene.

Questions about metaxylene

What does metaxylene mean?
Metaxylene means that variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.
What part of speech is metaxylene?
Metaxylene is a noun.
What is the plural of metaxylene?
The plural of metaxylene is metaxylenes.

Words near metaxylene in the dictionary

  1. metaxu
  2. metaxy
  3. metaxyaceous
  4. metaxylem
  5. metaxylems
  6. metaxylene
  7. metaxylenes
  8. metaxylohydroquinone
  9. metaxylohydroquinones
  10. metayage
  11. metayer

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