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orthoxylene

orthoxylene noun: an aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two methyl substituents bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the benzene ring (the ortho configuration).

Noun

orthoxylene (countable and uncountable, plural orthoxylenes)

  1. An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two methyl substituents bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the benzene ring (the ortho configuration).
    Synonyms:
    o-xylene

Synonyms of orthoxylene

  • o-xylene

Forms of orthoxylene

pluralorthoxylenes
alternative formortho-xylene

Origin of orthoxylene

From ortho- + xylene.

Questions about orthoxylene

What does orthoxylene mean?
Orthoxylene means an aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two methyl substituents bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the benzene ring (the ortho configuration).
What part of speech is orthoxylene?
Orthoxylene is a noun.
What is the plural of orthoxylene?
The plural of orthoxylene is orthoxylenes.

Words near orthoxylene in the dictionary

  1. orthovoltage
  2. orthovoltages
  3. orthowalpurgite
  4. orthowater
  5. orthox
  6. orthoxylene
  7. orthoxylenes
  8. orthoëpist
  9. orthoëpists
  10. orthoëpy
  11. orthropteroid

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