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metaxylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metaxy-lene
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From meta- + xylene.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

metaxylenes (plural)

Questions

What does metaxylene mean?
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.
Where does metaxylene come from?
From meta- + xylene.

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