xylene

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Noun xylene has 1 sense

xylene, xylol - a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
--₁ is a kind of solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent

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Xylene

Noun:

1. A flammable hydrocarbon solvent, commonly used in the production of paints, varnishes, and other coatings.

Example sentence: The painter used xylene as a thinner to clean the brushes after finishing the job.

2. (Chemistry) Any of three isomeric dimethylbenzenes, extensively used in the chemical industry.

Example sentence: The laboratory uses xylene as a solvent to dissolve various chemical compounds.

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