toluene

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)

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.

Synonyms

• benzeneamine
• methylbenzene
• phenylmethane
• toluol

Derived terms

• chlorotoluene
• ethoxytoluene
• hydroxytoluene
• nitrotoluene
• oxytoluene
• toluenesulfonate
• toluenesulfonic acid

 

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

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Italian

Noun

toluene m (plural tolueni)

1. (organic chemistry) toluene