xylic acid

xylic acid
\\|zī]lik-, |zi]\ noun
: any of six isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids (CH3)2C6H3COOH derived from xylene; dimethyl-benzoic acid

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/zuy"lik, zil"ik/, Chem.
any of six colorless, crystalline, isomeric acids having the formula C9H10O2, derived from xylene.
[1870-75; XYL(ENE) + -IC]

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xylic acid,
one of a group of six isomeric acids which are carboxyl derivatives of xylene. Formula: C9H10O2

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  • xylic acid — /zuy lik, zil ik/, Chem. any of six colorless, crystalline, isomeric acids having the formula C9H10O2, derived from xylene. [1870 75; XYL(ENE) + IC] * * * …   Universalium

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