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(organic chemistry) 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..
The acid is decomposed by strong hydrochloric acid at 210°, yielding xylylic acid and metaxylene.
Use metaxylene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metaxylene means (organic chemistry) 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..
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The acid is decomposed by strong hydrochloric acid at 210°, yielding xylylic acid and metaxylene.
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