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xylylic

xylylic adjective: derived from xylyl.

Adjective

xylylic (not comparable)

  1. Derived from xylyl.
    • Xylylic cyanate exhibits the same reactions as those which are so prominent in the corresponding members of the phenyl and tolyl series, but somewhat weaker.1871, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, volume 19, page 112
    • The acid is decomposed by strong hydrochloric acid at 210°, yielding xylylic acid and metaxylene. Xylylic acid is also produced when it is fused with potash.1883, “Journal of the Chemical Society”, in Chemical Society, volume 44, Great Britain, page 589

Questions about xylylic

What does xylylic mean?
Xylylic means derived from xylyl.
What part of speech is xylylic?
Xylylic is an adjective.

Words near xylylic in the dictionary

  1. xylulose
  2. xyluloses
  3. xylyl
  4. xylylene
  5. xylylenes
  6. xylylic
  7. xylyls
  8. xynisteri
  9. xynistery
  10. xynomavro
  11. xynomyzithra

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