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tolylene

noun
tol·yl·ene | \ ˈtälə̇ˌlēn \
plural -s

Definition of tolylene 

: any of six bivalent radicals CH3C6H5: methyl-phenylene

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History and Etymology for tolylene

tolyl + -ene

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