Aniline

//ˈæ.nɪ.lin// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "The page was indeed still damp and the scent of fresh aniline dye flooded Millie with euphoria. It was perhaps her favorite smell."

  2. 2
    oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).

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