| NOUN | substance | toluene, methylbenzene | a colorless flammable liquid / liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar |
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| Meaning | A colorless flammable liquid / liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels. | |
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| Synonym | methylbenzene | |
| Broader | alkylbenzene | organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring |
| solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | |
| Spanish | metilbenceno, tolueno | |
| Catalan | metilbenceno, toluè | |
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