"Toluene" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
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