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Meaning of metaxylene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The acid is decomposed by strong hydrochloric acid at 210°, yielding xylylic acid and metaxylene.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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