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ligroin
CIDE DICTIONARY
ligroin, n.
A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 1701913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ligroin, n. Chem. a volatile hydrocarbon mixture obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
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