ANILINE OIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

Synonyms:

aminobenzine; aniline; aniline oil; phenylamine

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aniline oil" is a kind of...):

amine; aminoalkane (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)

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