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an·i·line

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–noun

1.	Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C₆H₅NH₂, usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.

–adjective

2.	pertaining to or derived from aniline: aniline colors.

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[Origin: 1840–50; anil + -ine²

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an·i·line also an·i·lin Audio Help   (ān'ə-lĭn) Pronunciation Key
n.   A colorless, oily, poisonous benzene derivative, C₆H₅NH₂, used in the manufacture of rubber, dyes, resins, pharmaceuticals, and varnishes.

adj.   Derived from aniline.

[anil + -ine².]

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aniline

"chemical base used in making colorful dyes," 1850, coined 1841 by C.J. Fritzsche, ultimately from Port. anil "the indigo shrub," from Arabic an-nil "the indigo," assimilated from al-nil, from Pers. nila, ult. from Skt. nili "indigo," from nilah "dark blue."

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aniline
noun
oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

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A colorless, oily, poisonous compound used in the manufacture of rubber, dyes, resins, pharmaceuticals, and varnishes. Aniline is an amine of benzene. Chemical formula: C₆H₇N.

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aniline an·i·line or an·i·lin (ān'ə-lĭn)
n.
An oily, poisonous benzene derivative used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. adj.
Derived from aniline.

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Main Entry: an·i·line
Pronunciation: 'an-^&l-&n
Function: noun
: an oily liquid poisonous amineC₆H₅NH₂ obtained especially by the reduction of nitrobenzene and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of dyes and pharmaceuticals) —aniline adjective

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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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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.

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Aniline

An"i*line\, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

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