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xylene

/ˈzaɪliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lene
IPA
/ˈzaɪliːn/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From xyl- + -ene.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

xylenes (plural)

Derived Forms

gemfibrozil metaxylene nitroxylene nonxylene orthoxylene paraxylene xylenol

Phrases

musk xylene m-xylene xylene musk

Synonyms

dimethylbenzene xylol

Rhymes With

eileen

Questions

How do you pronounce xylene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzaɪliːn/.
What does xylene mean?
Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
Where does xylene come from?
From xyl- + -ene.

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