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/ˈzaɪliːn/ · noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar..
[…] proceeding, desperately, from such opiated catarrh preparations as Collis Brown's Mixture on to cocainized brain tonics, cigarettes soaked in absinthe, xylene in unventilated rooms, and so on […]
Use xylene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Xylene means (chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar..
Common synonyms include dimethylbenzene, xylol.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] proceeding, desperately, from such opiated catarrh preparations as Collis Brown's Mixture on to cocainized brain tonics, cigarettes soaked in absinthe, xylene in unventilated rooms, and so on […]
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