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xylic acid

[ zahy-lik, zil-ik ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of six colorless, crystalline, isomeric acids having the formula C 9 H 10 O 2 , derived from xylene.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of xylic acid1

First recorded in 1870–75; xyl(ene) + -ic

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