xylene
IPA: zˈaɪɫin
noun
- (chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
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Examples of "xylene" in Sentences
- Toluene, xylene, and benzene belong to the cyclic, aromatic group of hydrocarbons.
- Products commonly abused include toluene, xylene, gasoline, tetraethyl lead and acetone.
- Last week the EPA collected air samples around New Orleans to test for pollutants like benzene, toluene and xylene.
- The solvents toluene and xylene are commonly abused for the euphoric effects produced by inhalation through techniques such as "huffing" or "bagging."
- The plant uses carcinogenic chemicals such as xylene and ethylbenzene as well as the chemical phenol, which is listed as a hazardous air pollutant, in its coatings for the wire,
- Records show the company uses carcinogenic chemicals such as xylene and ethylbenzene as well as the chemical phenol, which is listed as a hazardous air pollutant, in its coatings for the wire.
- Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said they hope to find more information on some of the chemicals used in the drilling process, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene.
- From this tar are produced a pound of benzine, a pound of toluene, a pound and a half of phenol, six pounds of naphthalene, a small quantity of a material called xylene and half a pound of anthracene, which is used in dyeing.
- The tsunami of gas drilling operations in bucolic areas brings more than increased truck traffic and congestion; locals are now complaining of health problems ranging from asthma and migraines to air and ground water contaminated by carcinogens like benzene and xylene.
- Natural gas companies have insisted that their newly popular hydraulic fracturing known as "fracking" techniques are safe, but as Care2's Kristina Chew reports, "environmentalists and regulators have become increasingly concerned that the fracking chemicals--including toluene, xylene and benzene, a carcinogen, which are all from diesel gas---are seeping out into underground sources of drinking water, in violation of the Safe Water Drinking Act."
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