Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TOLUENE
Tol "u *ene, n. Etym: [Tolu + benzene. ] (Chem. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
toluene
tol u ene |ˈtälyo͞oˌēn ˈtɑljuˌin | ▶noun Chemistry a colorless liquid hydrocarbon present in coal tar and petroleum and used as a solvent and in organic synthesis. [Alternative name: methylbenzene; chem. formula: C 6 H 5 CH 3. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from tolu + -ene .
Oxford Dictionary
toluene
toluene |ˈtɒljʊiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon present in coal tar and petroleum and used as a solvent and in organic synthesis. ●Alternative name: methylbenzene; chem. formula: C 6 H 5 CH 3. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from tolu + -ene .
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