toluene

See also: toluène

English

Chemical structure of toluene

Etymology

From German Toluin, from Tolu where it was first distilled.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒl.juː.iːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑl.ju.in/

Noun

toluene (countable and uncountable, plural toluenes)

(organic chemistry) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methyl benzene, CH₃.C₆H₅, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.

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Translations

liquid hydrocarbon

Czech: toluen m
Finnish: tolueeni (fi)
French: toluène (fr) m
German: Toluol (de) n
Hungarian: toluol (hu)
Icelandic: tólúen n

Italian: toluene (it) m, toluolo m
Persian: تولوئن‎ (tolo'an)
Polish: toluen m
Spanish: tolueno m
Swedish: toluen (sv) n, metylbensen (sv)

Further reading

toluene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

luteone

Italian

Noun

toluene m (plural tolueni)

(organic chemistry) toluene

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