Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless flammable aromatic liquid, C7H8, obtained from coal tar or petroleum and used in aviation fuel and other high-octane fuels, in dyestuffs, explosives, and as a solvent for gums and lacquers.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Methyl benzene (C6H5.CH3), a hydrocarbon forming a colorless mobile liquid having the odor of benzene, and of specific gravity 0.883 at 32° F.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[tolu (from which it was originally obtained) + –ene.]

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Examples

  • Avoid products with toluene, which is the most toxic chemical found in nail polish.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Avoid products with toluene, which is the most toxic chemical found in nail polish.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Avoid products with toluene, which is the most toxic chemical found in nail polish.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Avoid products with toluene, which is the most toxic chemical found in nail polish.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • According to Häussermann, it is more advantageous to start with the ortho-para-di-nitro-toluene, which is prepared by allowing

    Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise

  • Toluene dioxygenase 1.14.12.11 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.12.11 Systematic name toluene, NADH: oxygen oxidoreductase (1,2-hydroxylating) Recommended name toluene dioxygenase Synonyms ISPTOL

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  • The container held a chemical called toluene, a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners.

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  • Brain scans show that chemicals such as toluene move very quickly to pleasure centers — then move out to other brain cells, causing the damage that can make sniffers lose their memory, suffer vision problems and eventually develop serious mental defects.

    Inhaled Solvents Act Like Cocaine on Brain-Study | Impact Lab 2002

  • Experimental protocols included total body X-ray treatment followed by marrow infusion, immunoparalysis by consecutive graftings, immunological enhancement or adaptation by prior exposure of the host or graft to antigen, matching of donor and recipient by red or white cell typing, and the use of drugs such as toluene and nitrogen mustard.

    Joseph E. Murray - Nobel Lecture 1990

  • FDA (2005), have been synthesized not only from petroleum, but from known harmful chemicals such as toluene, phenol, benzyl acetate, limonene.

    American Chronicle American Chronicle 2010

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