HyperDic: toluene

English > 1 sense of the word toluene:
NOUNsubstancetoluene, methylbenzenea colorless flammable liquid / liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar
English > toluene: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless flammable liquid / liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels.
Synonymmethylbenzene
Broaderalkylbenzeneorganic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolventA liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Spanishmetilbenceno, tolueno
Catalanmetilbenceno, toluè

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