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toluene
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Toluene \Tol"u*ene\, n. [Tolu + benzene.] (Chem.) 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
colorless liquid hydrocarbon, 1855, from German toluin (Berzelius, 1842), from Tolu, place in Colombia (now Santiago de Tolu) from which "balsam of Tolu" was obtained from the bark of certain trees, which were known in Europe by the name of the port. The chemical so called because it was first distilled (1841) from balsam of Tolu. The place name is of unknown origin.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
WordNet
n. a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels [syn: methylbenzene]
Wikipedia
Toluene , formally known as toluol , is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid with the smell associated with paint thinners. It is a mono-substituted benzene derivative, consisting of a CH group attached to a phenyl group. As such, its IUPAC systematic name is methylbenzene. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon.
Toluene is widely used as an industrial feedstock and a solvent. In 2013, worldwide sales of toluene amounted to about 24.5 billion US-dollars.
As the solvent in a common glue, toluene is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant and has the potential of causing severe neurological harm.
This page provides supplementary chemical data on toluene.
Usage examples of "toluene".
But the toluene thermometers in use were old and good instruments, so that the observations for this period may also be regarded as perfectly reliable.
He unscrewed the plastic cap, splashed some of the toluene on the floor, and left the bottle open.
Under the fume hood, the storage containers for the acetone, toluene, xylene, and other solvents and chemicals.
A chemical product known as toluene, treated with nitrates, gave TNT, super-explosive famous in the World War.
Unfortunately, though it had no trouble with hard radiation, it was unable to cope with such toxic chemicals as toluene that are usually found in nuclear waste.
The air that Danlo breathed was dank and dead and reeked of toluene and sulphur and other kinds of chemical pollution.
There were obnoxious smells such as ketones and mercaptans, and dangerous ones such as benzene and toluene and other aromatic hydrocarbons.
Toluene thermometers: Eighteen sling thermometers, divided to degrees.
The resulting toxic soup contained the ingredients of xylene, benzyl phythlate, methanol, toluene, ethyl benzene, ethylene oxide and common formaldehyde, any of which would have caused a grave and lasting damage to the Peace River.
But also there’s lesser amounts of toluene, as well as some trichloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride.