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Definition of Methylbenzene

1. Noun. A colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels.

Definition of Methylbenzene

1. Noun. (organic compound) (alternative form of toluene) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Methylbenzene

1. A hydrocarbon, C6H5.CH3, of the aromatic series, homologous with benzene, and obtained as a light mobile colourless liquid, by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar, etc. Synonym: methyl benzene, phenyl methane, etc. Origin: Tolu + benzene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Methylbenzene

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1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1888)
"TOLUENE OR methylbenzene, C6H5.CH3. 2017 This hydrocarbon was discovered by Pelletier and Walter in the oil obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"There are also two other ethyl cresols which should be mentioned. These are the so-called "a-" and "/3-"phenol derivatives of p-ethyl- methylbenzene, ..."

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