metaxylene

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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.

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Meanings

nounmetaxylene (countable and uncountable, plural metaxylenes)

plural metaxylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThat 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

Origin

From meta- + xylene.

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