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Definition of: toluene
(tol′y·ēn) noun Chem.
A limpid hydrocarbon, C6H5CH3, of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene, and obtained from coal tar by distillation: it is used in making dyestuffs and explosives. [<TOLU + -ENE; so called because orig. obtained from tolu]
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