Xylol

Chem. Also -ole. [f. Gr. ξύλον wood + -OL.] = XYLENE. Also attrib.

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1851. [see XYLENE].

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1856. Warren De la Rue & H. Miller, in Proc. Roy. Soc., VIII. 225. The Burmese naphtha products contain the corresponding hydrocarbons, namely,—Benzol … C¹²H⁶. Toluol … C¹⁴H⁸ Xylol … C¹⁶H¹⁰. Cumol … C¹⁸H¹².

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1894. Brit. Jrnl. Photogr., XLI. 5. Xylol is the best solvent of Canada balsam for such hermetical sealing.

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1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., II. 4. The section is to be dried with fine filter paper,… clarified with xylol, and mounted in xylol balsam.

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