The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
C6H4CH32 — Orthoxylene Or tho*xy lene, n. [Ortho + xylene.] (Chem.) That variety of xylene ({C6H4(CH3)2}) in which the two methyl groups are in the ortho position; a colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C6H4CH32 — Xylene Xy lene, n. [Gr. xy lon wood.] (Chem.) Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily, inflammable liquids, {C6H4 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
