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xylene definition

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any one of a family of poisonous, flammable, and colorless hydrocarbon liquids derived from coal tar, wood tar, and petroleum. These liquids are isomeric (contain the same chemical components, but have differing physical and chemical properties because of the arrangement of the molecules). [SEMI C1.21-90]

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