See Also: xylene(dictionary)
Xylene(medicine)
xylene monooxygenase(medicine)
xylene cyanol FF(medicine)
Broca(dictionary)
aphasia, broca(medicine)
broca's aphasia(medicine)
Broca's aphasia(health)
Broca's area(medicine)
Broca, Paul(encyclopedia)

Broca's aphasia (health) and xylene (iou)


Broca's aphasia (health)


Loss of the ability to comprehend language coupled with production of inappropriate language.









xylene (iou)



xylene noun. M19.
[from XYL(O- + -ENE.]
Chemistry. Each of three isomeric volatile liquid hydrocarbons with the formula C6H4(CH3)2, obtainable by distillation of wood, coal tar, and petroleum, and used in fuels, in solvents, and in chemical synthesis; dimethylbenzene. Also, a mixture of these. Also called xylol.
xylenol noun each of five solid toxic isomeric compounds having the formula C6H3(CH3)2OH (dimethylphenol); a mixture of these: L19.