Definition of Paraxylene
Par`a`xy´lene
n.
1.
(Chem.)
A
hydrocarbon
(
C6H4
(
CH3
)
2
)
of
the
aromatic
series
obtained
as
a
colorless
liquid
by
the
distillation
of
camphor
with
zinc
chloride
.
It
is
one
of
the
three
metamers
of
xylene
.
Cf
.
Metamer
,
and
Xylene
.
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