xylene

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/ˈzaɪliːn/

noun

Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.

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dimethylbenzenexylol
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Meanings

nounxylene (countable and uncountable, plural xylenes)

plural xylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.

    […] proceeding, desperately, from such opiated catarrh preparations as Collis Brown's Mixture on to cocainized brain tonics, cigarettes soaked in absinthe, xylene in unventilated rooms, and so on […]

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 262

    Synonyms: dimethylbenzene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.

Similar
dimethylbenzene

More synonyms by meaning

nouna colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent

Similar
xylol
Broader
solventdissolventdissolver
Also see
xylol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From xyl- + -ene.

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Translations

Bulgarian ксилол
  • ксилол (ksilol)di-methyl-benzene
Catalan xilè, dimetilbenzè
  • xilèdi-methyl-benzene
  • dimetilbenzèdi-methyl-benzene
Chinese Mandarin 二甲苯
  • 二甲苯 (èrjiǎběn)di-methyl-benzene
Czech xylen
  • xylendi-methyl-benzene
Esperanto ksilolo, ksileno
  • ksilolodi-methyl-benzene
  • ksilenodi-methyl-benzene
Finnish ksyleeni
  • ksyleenidi-methyl-benzene
French xylène
  • xylènedi-methyl-benzene
German Xylol, Xylen
  • Xyloldi-methyl-benzene
  • Xylendi-methyl-benzene
  • Dimethylbenzendi-methyl-benzene
Hungarian xilol
  • xiloldi-methyl-benzene
Irish xiléin
  • xiléindi-methyl-benzene
Italian xilene
  • xilenedi-methyl-benzene
Japanese キシレン, キシロール
  • キシレン (kishiren)di-methyl-benzene
  • キシロール (kishirōru)di-methyl-benzene
Persian زایلن
  • زایلن (zâylen)di-methyl-benzene
Portuguese xileno
  • xilenodi-methyl-benzene
Russian ксило́л, диметилбензо́л
  • ксило́л (ksilól)di-methyl-benzene
  • диметилбензо́л (dimetilbenzól)di-methyl-benzene
Spanish xileno
  • xilenodi-methyl-benzene
Swedish xylen, dimetylbensen
  • xylendi-methyl-benzene
  • dimetylbensendi-methyl-benzene

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with xylene

Eileen
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Cite this entry
APA

xylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylene

MLA

“xylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylene.

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