Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraxylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: paraxy-lene
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A proposal for another paraxylene plant, outside Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, has also been met by widespread protests."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English xylene English paraxylene From para- + xylene.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

paraxylenes (plural) para-xylene (alternative)

Questions

What does paraxylene mean?: An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents.
Where does paraxylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English xylene English paraxylene From para- + xylene.

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