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Xylite vs Xylate - What's the difference?

xylite | xylate |

As nouns the difference between xylite and xylate

is that xylite is (organic compound) a liquid hydrocarbon found in crude wood spirits while xylate is (organic chemistry|dated) any salt or ester of xylic acid.

xylite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) A liquid hydrocarbon found in crude wood spirits.

    • xylate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, dated) Any salt or ester of xylic acid.
  • * 1878 , George Fownes, Elementary chemistry, theoretical and practical
    • The xylic and paraxylic acids are separated by the different solubility of their calcium salts, the xylate being the more soluble of the two.