Toluene

Introduction: Toluene

Description of Toluene

Toluene: A colorless liquid obtained by the dry distillation of tolu and other resinous bodies, and also derived from coal tar; its physical and chemical properties resemble those of benzene. Used in explosives and dyes, and as a solvent in the extraction of various principles from plants. SYN: methylbenzene, toluol.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Toluene: A widely used industrial solvent.
Source: Diseases Database

Toluene: methylbenzene; organic solvent used in rubber and plastic cements, paint removers, etc; poisoning may result from ingestion or inhalation.
Source: CRISP

Toluene: A widely used industrial solvent.
Source: MeSH 2007

Toluene: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Toluene:

• Liquid
• Distillation
• Resinous
• Coal
• Tar
• Tar syndrome
• Physical
• Physical symptoms
• Physical disease

Terms associated with Toluene:

More specific terms for Toluene:

• Bromcresol Green
• Bromcresol Purple
• Bromphenol Blue
• Bromthymol Blue
• Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate
• Toluidines
• Tosyl Compounds
• Tosylarginine Methyl Ester
• Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone
• Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone
• Trifluralin
• Trinitrotoluene

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Toluene

• Benzene Derivatives

Source - MeSH 2007

• cycloalkene

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Toluene:

• nonwater solvent

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Toluene

The following list attempts to classify Toluene into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Hydrocarbons, Cyclic
      • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
        • Benzene Derivatives
          • Toluene

External links related to: Toluene

• eMedicine - Toxicity, Toluene : Article by Kevin A Martin, MD
• Toluene (CASRN 108-88-3), IRIS, Environmental Protection Agency
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Hydrocarbons : Article by Jeremiah J Johnson, MD
• Inhalants

Source: Diseases Database

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