toluol

[ tol-yoo-ohl, -awl ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. toluene.
2. the commercial form of toluene.

toluol

/ ˈtɒljʊˌɒl /

noun

1. another name for toluene

Word History and Origins

Origin of toluol¹

First recorded in 1835–45; tolu + -ol ²

Example Sentences

From these sources the monthly production of toluol in 1920 would have been increased by 600,000 pounds a month.

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The first step is to chlorinate ordinary toluol, one of the coal tar bases, to produce benzyl chloride.

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When treated with nitric acid in the usual way it takes up like the others three nitro groups and so becomes tri-nitro-toluol.

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It weighs 200 pounds and has a bursting charge of 86 pounds of tri-nitro-toluol.

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Iodine-eosine is a red compound easily soluble in water, which is not soluble in ether, chloroform, or toluol.

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