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