tolenen.
/təʊˈliːn/ Chemistry.
The oily constituent of tolu-balsam, C10H16.
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1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 851 Tolene is a colourless very mobile liquid, having a pungent odour... When exposed to the air, it quickly takes up oxygen, and becomes resinised.
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