toluene

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Meanings

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.

/ˈtɒl.juː.iːn/ /ˈtɑl.ju.in/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-toluene.wav

toluene toluenes

Etymology tree German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled.

benzeneamine methylbenzene phenylmethane toluol

chlorotoluene ethoxytoluene hydroxytoluene nitrotoluene oxytoluene polyvinyl toluene toluenesulfonate toluenesulfonic acid

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