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Toluene vs Hydroxytoluene - What's the difference?

toluene | hydroxytoluene |

In organic compound terms the difference between toluene and hydroxytoluene

is that toluene is a colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds while hydroxytoluene is cresol.

toluene

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Noun

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  • (organic compound) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.

    • Synonyms

    * methylbenzene * phenylmethane

    External links

    * (wikipedia "toluene") ----

    hydroxytoluene

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) cresol