aniline
Meanings
Plural: anilines
Noun
- oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
- The simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).
Synonyms
aminobenzene, aminobenzine, aniline oil, phenylamine
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