Meaning of TOLUENE
| Pronunciation: | | 'tâlyû`een
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| | Definition: | | [n] a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels |
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| | Synonyms: | | methylbenzene |
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| | See Also: | | alkylbenzene, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent | |
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| | Definition: | | \Tol"u*ene\, n. [Tolu + benzene.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, {C6H5.CH3}, of the aromatic series, homologous
with benzene, and obtained as a light mobile colorless
liquid, by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar, etc.; -- called
also {methyl benzene}, {phenyl methane}, etc.
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