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xylic acid

noun
xy·​lic acid | \ ¦zÄ«|lik-, ¦zi|\

Definition of xylic acid

: any of six isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids (CH3)2C6H3COOH derived from xylene; dimethyl-benzoic acid

History and Etymology for xylic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + -ic

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