Xylene vs. Acetone

Xylenenoun

(chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.

Xylenenoun

Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily, inflammable liquids, C6H4.(CH3)2, being dimethyl benzenes, and are called respectively orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene. Called also xylol.

Xylenenoun

a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent

Xylene

Xylene (from Greek ξύλον xylon, ), xylol or dimethylbenzene is any one of three isomers of dimethylbenzene, or a combination thereof. With the formula (CH3)2C6H4, in each of the three compounds a benzene ring is substituted by two methyl groups.

Acetonenoun

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

Acetonenoun

A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, - obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.

Acetonenoun

the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

Acetone

Acetone, or propanone, is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is the simplest and smallest ketone. It is a colourless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odour.