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Toluene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Toluene : (noun)
1: a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal
tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in
high-octane fuels [syn: methylbenzene]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Toluene : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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