TOLUIC

Etymology

Adjective

toluic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a toluic acid or its derivatives

Anagrams

• coutil

Source: Wiktionary


To*lu"ic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids, CH3.C6H4.CO2H, which are related to toluene and analogous to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and are called respectively orthotoluic acid, metatoluic acid, and paratoluic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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