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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds;
[syn: benzene, benzine, benzol]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Benzine \Ben"zine\, n. [From Benzoin.] (Chem.) 1. 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] 2. Same as Benzene. [R.] [1913 Webster] Note: 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

benzine n 1: a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn: benzene, benzine, benzol]