toluene

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English

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Chemical structure of toluene

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From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled.

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toluene (countable and uncountable, plural toluenes)

  1. (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.
    • 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, pages 79–80:
      The salon is also a kitchen where, in the back rooms, our women squat on the floor over huge woks that pop and sizzle over electric burners, cauldrons of phở simmer and steam up the cramped spaces with aromas of cloves, cinnamon, ginger, mint, and cardamom mixing with formaldehyde, toluene, acetone, Pine-Sol, and bleach.

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toluene m (plural tolueni)

  1. (organic chemistry) toluene