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toluene


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  toluene 
  n  :  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}] 




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