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toluene
[ tol-yoo-een ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
toluene
/ ˈtɒljʊˌiːn /
noun
- a colourless volatile flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of benzene, obtained from petroleum and coal tar and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of many organic chemicals. Formula: C 6 H 5 CH 3
toluene
/ tŏl′yo̅o̅-ēn′ /
- A clear, toxic, flammable liquid that is used in fuels, explosives, dyes, medicines, and many industrial chemicals. Toluene consists of a methyl group attached to benzene. Also called methylbenzene. Chemical formula: C 7 H 8 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toluene1
C19: from tolu + -ene , since it was previously obtained from tolu
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Example Sentences
A solution of hydrogen chloride in a poorly ionizing medium, like benzene or toluene, is an extremely poor conductor.
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Other dyes derived directly or indirectly from phenol will take us back once again to toluene.
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From benzene and toluene alone about forty distinct colouring-matters of the rosaniline group are sent into commerce.
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Already we see that benzene, toluene, solvent naphtha, and burning naphtha are separated from them.
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Now let us consider some of the transformations which benzene and toluene undergo in the hands of the manufacturing chemist.
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