təˈlüik, ˈtälyəwik- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tol- + -ic
: any of four isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids C 7 H 7 COOH derived from toluene and obtainable in the case of the ortho, meta, and para isomers CH 3 C 6 H 4 COOH by oxidation of the three corresponding xylenes — see phenylacetic acid