xylenesulfonic acid

noun

xy·​lene·​sulfonic acid

¦zīˌlēn+...-

: any of six crystalline isomeric acids (CH₃)₂C₆H₃SO₃H obtained by sulfonation of the xylenes but most readily of ortho- and meta -xylenes, which can thus be separated from para -xylene in the commercial mixture

Word History

Etymology

xylene + sulfonic

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