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- Toluene - n. - 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.
- Toluic - a. - Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids, CH3.C6H4.CO2H, which are related to toluene and analogous to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and are called respectively orthotoluic acid, metatoluic acid, and paratoluic acid.
- Tolylene - n. - A hydrocarbon radical, C6H4.(CH2)2, regarded as characteristic of certain toluene derivatives.
- Benzyl - n. - A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.