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xylenesulfonic acid

noun
xy·​lene·​sulfonic acid | \ ¦zÄ«ËŒlÄ“n+...-\

Definition of xylenesulfonic acid

: any of six crystalline isomeric acids (CH3)2C6H3SO3H obtained by sulfonation of the xylenes but most readily of ortho- and meta -xylenes, which can thus be separated from para -xylene in the commercial mixture

History and Etymology for xylenesulfonic acid

xylene + sulfonic

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