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METHYLBENZENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does methylbenzene mean?
• METHYLBENZENE (noun)
The noun METHYLBENZENE has 1 sense:
1. a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
Familiarity information: METHYLBENZENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
methylbenzene; toluene
Hypernyms ("methylbenzene" is a kind of...):
alkylbenzene (organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring)
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
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