toluene
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See also: toluène
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From German Toluin, from Tolu where it was first distilled.
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toluene (countable and uncountable, plural toluenes)
- (organic chemistry) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
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liquid hydrocarbon
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toluene m (plural tolueni)