[ben-zeen, ben-zeen] 
| a colorless, volatile, flammable, liquid mixture of various hydrocarbons, obtained in the distillation of petroleum, and used in cleaning, dyeing, etc. |
| ben·zene (běn'zēn', běn-zēn') n. A colorless, flammable, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H6, derived from petroleum and used in or to manufacture a wide variety of chemical products, including DDT, detergents, insecticides, and motor fuels. Also called benzine, benzol. |
| ben·zine (běn'zēn', běn-zēn') n.
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benzine ben·zine (běn'zēn', běn-zēn') or ben·zin (běn'zĭn)
n.
A colorless, flammable, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained in distilling petroleum, used in cleaning and dyeing and as a motor fuel; naphtha. Also called petroleum benzin.
See benzene.
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