paraxylene
English translation: paraxylene=paraxylène.
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| na | p-xylene [para-xylene] |
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| na -1 | paraxylene |
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| na -1 | paraxylene=paraxylène. |
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3 mins peer agreement (net): -1
paraxylene Explanation: I'm not a chemist, but these are just a few of 2000-odd hits on Google for paraxylene in English - which would suggest it is unchanged. ExxonMobil Chemical: Exxon Chemical Completes Expansion of ... ... Exxon Chemical Completes Expansion of Rotterdam Paraxylene Plant BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (March 30, 1998) -- Exxon Chemical announced today the completion and start ... www.exxon.mobil.com/chemical/newsroom/news/news_releases/ nr_980330.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages [ More results from www.exxon.mobil.com ] Chemicals Technology - Paraxylene is used in the production ... Back, Back, www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/sriracha/sriracha1.ht... - 4k - Cached - Similar pages PARAXYLENE (AMOCO/TOTAL) MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET. PARAXYLENE (AMOCO/TOTAL) MSDS No 11696000 ANSI/ENGLISH. ... PRODUCT NAME: PARAXYLENE (AMOCO/TOTAL) ... www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/msds/mf/amoco/files/11696000.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages ChemExpo Chemical Profile:PARAXYLENE ... PARAXYLENE. August 21, 1995 PRODUCER CAPACITY* Amoco, Decatur, Ala. 1,435 Amoco, Texas City, Tex ... www.chemexpo.com/news/PROFILEaug21.cfm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages HTH Mary as above |
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5 mins peer agreement (net): -1
paraxylene=paraxylène. Explanation: I think it's the same... paraxylene \Par`a*xy"lene\, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene. Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=paraxylene |
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p-xylene [para-xylene] Explanation: Well, in the best IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature, this is the accepted form. . |
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
[COMMENT] Explanation: Just goes to show you! Expertise has nothing to do with "paratranslations"...like the paramilitary! Sheesh! Think I will return my Ph.D. and start sniffing hydrocarbons! "Waiting to Exhale" |
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