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[syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aniline \An"i*line\, a.
Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
[1913 Webster] anilism
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.)
An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been
replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily
liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but
now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a
base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aniline
n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and
used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn:
aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]