toluene
tol·u·ene
noun \ˈtäl-yə-ˌwēn\Definition of TOLUENE
: a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used especially as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
Origin of TOLUENE
French toluène, from tolu balsam from the tropical American tree Myroxylon balsamum, from Spanish tolú, from Santiago de Tolú, Colombia
First Known Use: 1855
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