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パラキシレン (parakishiren) Japanese meaning: p-xylene | Kotomora

パラキシレン

Meanings

1

p-xylene; paraxylene

Technical term for the para isomer of xylene, used in chemistry and industrial contexts.

パラキシレンはポリエステル繊せん維いの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれる。
Paraxylene is used as a raw material for polyester fibers.

Related words

キシレン
キシレン is the general term for xylene (dimethylbenzene), while パラキシレン specifically refers to the para isomer.
オルトキシレン
オルトキシレン is the ortho isomer of xylene, differing in the positions of the methyl groups on the benzene ring.
メタキシレン
メタキシレン is the meta isomer of xylene, another positional isomer.

Built from

パラ+キシレン

Etymology

From English 'paraxylene', combining 'para-' (indicating the 1,4-substitution pattern) and 'xylene'.