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an⋅i⋅line

  [an-l-in, -ahyn]
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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.
Also, an⋅i⋅lin  [an-l-in] .

Origin:
1840–50; anil + -ine 2
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an·i·line also an·i·lin   (ān'ə-lĭn)   
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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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 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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aniline   (ān'ə-lĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
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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