"toluene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒl.juː.iːn/ [UK], /ˈtɑl.ju.in/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-toluene.wav Forms: toluenes [plural]
Etymology: From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Toluin}} German Toluin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toluene (countable and uncountable, plural toluenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH₃.C₆H₅, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: benzeneamine, methylbenzene, phenylmethane, toluol Derived forms: chlorotoluene, ethoxytoluene, hydroxytoluene, nitrotoluene, oxytoluene, toluenesulfonate, toluenesulfonic acid Translations (liquid hydrocarbon): толуол (toluol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), toluè [masculine] (Catalan), metilbenzè [masculine] (Catalan), 甲苯 (jiǎběn) (Chinese Mandarin), toluen [masculine] (Czech), toluen [neuter] (Danish), tolueeni (Finnish), toluène [masculine] (French), Toluol [neuter] (German), toluol (Hungarian), tólúen [neuter] (Icelandic), toluene [masculine] (Italian), toluolo [masculine] (Italian), toluen [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), toluen [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), تولوئن (tolo'an) (Persian), toluen [masculine] (Polish), tolueno [masculine] (Spanish), toluen [neuter] (Swedish), metylbensen (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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