xylenol

X8Y4L1E1N1O1L1

noun

An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.

Similar
dimethylphenol
Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounxylenol (countable and uncountable, plural xylenols)

plural xylenols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.

    Synonyms: dimethylphenol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.

Similar
dimethylphenol

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

xylenol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylenol

MLA

“xylenol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylenol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylenol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylenol.

Source: xylenol on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.