TOLUENES

Noun

toluenes

plural of toluene

Source: Wiktionary


TOLUENE

Tol"u*ene, n. Etym: [Tolu + benzene.] (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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