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benzene formula |
benzene nucleus |
benzene ring |
benzenoid |
benzile |
benzine
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| benzoate of soda
| benzocaine
| benzodiazepine
| benzofuran
benzine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun benzine has 1 sense
- benzine(n = noun.substance) benzene, benzol - a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds; Array is a kind of aromatic hydrocarbon
has particulars: benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring, kekule formula
CIDE DICTIONARY
benzine, n. [From Benzoin.].
- A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also
petroleum spirit ,petroleum benzine . Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc. [1913 Webster] - Same as Benzene. [1913 Webster]" The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while benzene proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
benzine, n. (also benzin) a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.
Etymology
BENZOIN + -INE(4)
THESAURUS
benzine
alcohol, briquette, burnable, butane, carbon, charcoal, coal, coal oil, coke, combustible, dope, electricity, ethane, ethanol, fireball, firing, flammable, flammable material, fuel, fuel additive, fuel dope, gas, gas carbon, gasoline, heptane, hexane, illuminant, illuminating gas, inflammable, inflammable material, isooctane, jet fuel, kerosene, light source, luminant, methane, methanol, natural gas, octane, oil, paraffin, peat, pentane, petrol, petroleum, propane, propellant, rocket fuel, turf
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