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xylenol

xylenol noun: an arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.

Noun

xylenol (countable and uncountable, plural xylenols)

  1. An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
    Synonyms:
    dimethylphenol

Synonyms of xylenol

Forms of xylenol

pluralxylenols

Origin of xylenol

Blend of xylene + phenol, the names of two similar compounds.

Words formed from xylenol

Questions about xylenol

What does xylenol mean?
Xylenol means an arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is xylenol?
Xylenol is a noun.
What is the plural of xylenol?
The plural of xylenol is xylenols.

Words near xylenol in the dictionary

  1. xylems
  2. xylene
  3. xylene musk
  4. xylene musks
  5. xylenes
  6. xylenol
  7. xylenol orange
  8. xylenolphthalein
  9. xylenols
  10. xylenyl
  11. xyletic acid

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