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- GermanTolu
- GermanToluin
- English todaytoluene
From German Toluin, from Tolu (Tolú) where it was first distilled.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
toluene
Today it means: A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH₃.C₆H₅, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds. Full definition →
German Toluin