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Sex Discrimination Act, the (oh)



a British law passed in 1975 to prevent sex discrimination (=unfair treatment of someone because of their sex) , especially in Employment and Education

Hexylene (medicine)


hexylene
<chemistry> A colourless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper.

Synonym: hexene.

Origin: Hex- + -yl + ethlene.

Source: Websters Dictionary