Re: Xylol (xylenes)
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Gabriele Proetzel wrote:
> I believe Xylol is the German word for xylene
Quite right; das Xylol = xylene. I suppose that's how it
entered English usage. Even so, the -ol ending seems
chemically wrong in any language for a hydrocarbon!
John A. Kiernan,
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
The University of Western Ontario,
LONDON, Canada N6A 5C1
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