benzene, dimethyl
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benzene, dimethyl:
see xylenexyleneor dimethylbenzene
, C6H4(CH3)2, colorless, oily, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, used extensively as a solvent, obtained from coal tar, wood tar, and sometimes from petroleum.
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