Chemicals and Drugs

Xylenes

A family of isomeric, colorless aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, that contain the general formula C6H4(CH3)2. They are produced by the destructive distillation of coal or by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphthenic fractions. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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A family of isomeric, colorless aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, that contain the general formula C6H4(CH3)2. They are produced by the destructive distillation of coal or by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphthenic fractions. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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  • Dimethylbenzenes
  • Xylene

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

75; was XYLENE 1963-74

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  1. D02w.455w.426w.559w.389.948w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xylenes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014992. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014992
  2. Xylenes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylene
  3. Xylenes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208366