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paraxylenes

paraxylenes is the plural of paraxylene.

Meaning of paraxylene

Noun

paraxylene (usually uncountable, plural paraxylenes)

  1. (usually) An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents.
    • A proposal for another paraxylene plant, outside Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, has also been met by widespread protests.2009 January 15, Andrew Jacobs, “Chinese Chemical Plant Site Moves After Outcry”, in New York Times

Questions about paraxylenes

What is paraxylenes the plural of?
Paraxylenes is the plural of paraxylene.

Words near paraxylenes in the dictionary

  1. paraxiality
  2. paraxially
  3. paraxis
  4. paraxonic
  5. paraxylene
  6. paraxylenes
  7. Parayao
  8. parazoan
  9. parazoans
  10. parazoanthid
  11. parazoanthids

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