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xylenol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xylenol
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

xylenols (plural)

Derived Forms

chloroxylenol

Phrases

xylenol orange

Synonyms

dimethylphenol

Questions

What does xylenol mean?
An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
Where does xylenol come from?
Blend of xylene + phenol, the names of two similar compounds.

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