ˈtäˌlil, -lēl noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tol- + -yl
1. : any of three univalent radicals CH 3 C 6 H 4 − derived from toluene by removal of one hydrogen atom from a carbon atom in the benzene ring in a position ortho, meta, or para to the methyl group — called also cresyl ; used in the system adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
2. : benzyl — used with an initial Greek alpha
α-tolyl