n :  a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C₇H₈ that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline - called also methylbenzene  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  tal·on 
 
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