Light liquid hydrocarbon, obtained from coal tar and used in dye manufacture.
A colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels; SYN. methylbenzene.
Or methyl benzene; C6H5CH3 colorless, inflammable liquid, insoluble in water, derived from petroleum. It is used as a solvent, in aircraft fuels, in preparing phenol (carbolic acid, used in making resins for adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and as a disinfectant), and the powerful high explosive TNT. + prikaži više