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cumene
[ kyoo-meen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
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When heated with phosphorus pentoxide it yields acetone, water and some pseudo-cumene.
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