orthoxylene

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noun

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

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o-xylene
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Meanings

nounorthoxylene (countable and uncountable, plural orthoxylenes)

plural orthoxylenes · alternative ortho-xylene

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn 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 & antonyms

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

Similar
o-xylene

Origin

From ortho- + xylene.

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