Hypertext Webster Gateway: "toluene"
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) 1.7 (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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