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.

Exact synonyms: Toluene
Generic synonyms: Alkylbenzene, Dissolvent, Dissolver, Dissolving Agent, Resolvent, Solvent

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methylbenzene

methylate
methylated
methylated
methylated spirit
methylated spirit
methylates
methylating
methylation
methylation
methylations
methylator
methylators
methylatropine bromide
methylazoxymethanol acetate
methylbenzene (current term)
methylbenzene (current term)
methylbenzethonium chloride
methylcellulose
methylcellulose
methylchloroform
methylcholanthrene
methylcitrate
methylcitrate synthase
methylcobalamin
methylcobamide-coenzyme M methyltransferase
methyldichloroarsine
methyldimethylaminoazobenzene
methyldopa
methyldopa
methyldopas

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