n. [ Hex- + -yl + ethlene. ] (Chem.) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon,
n. [ Pref. meta- + xylene. ] (Chem.) 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 colorless inflammable liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ortho- + xylene. ] (Chem.) That variety of xylene (
n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (
n. [ See Xanthoxylum. ] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an aromatic oil. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
☞ Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a distinct series of compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]