toluol

[ tol-yoo-ohl, -awl ]
/ ˈtɒl yuˌoʊl, -ˌɔl /

noun Chemistry.

toluene.
the commercial form of toluene.

Origin of toluol

First recorded in 1835–45; tolu + -ol2

Words nearby toluol

toluene, toluic, toluic acid, toluidine, toluidine blue o, toluol, toluyl, tolyatti, tolyl, tolyl group, tom

Example sentences from the Web for toluol

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

    America's Munitions 1917-1918 |Benedict Crowell

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

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

  • The toluol was used mostly in the manufacture of trinitrotoluol for use in Europe.

    Creative Chemistry |Edwin E. Slosson

  • The paraffin must be removed by toluol before proceeding further.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for toluol

toluol
/ (ˈtɒljʊˌɒl) /

noun

another name for toluene