xylyl

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xy·lyl

(zī'lil),

The radical consisting of xylene (xylol) minus a hydrogen atom.

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xylyl

(zī′lil) [Gr. xylon, wood, timber + -yl]

A radical, CH₃C₆H₄CH₂−, formed by the removal of a hydrogen atom from xylene.

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