toluene

2 definitions found

toluene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

toluene - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toluene
      n 1: a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or
           coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in
           high-octane fuels [syn: toluene, methylbenzene]