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noun
A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: methylbenzene
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alkylbenzene, solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
History
Etymology tree German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled.
Across languages
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