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Xylene

Noun CEFR B1
ˈzaɪliːn

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolxileno
Françaisxylène
DeutschDimethylbenzenXylenXylol
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Examples

“[…] 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 […]”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

xylene musk Xylenol xylenol orange xylenolphthalein xylenyl xyletic acid

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