Aniline Definition

anəlin, anəlēn, anəlīn
noun
A colorless, oily, poisonous benzene derivative, C6 H7 N, used in the manufacture of rubber, dyes, resins, pharmaceuticals, and varnishes.
American Heritage
A colorless, poisonous, oily liquid, C6H5NH2, a derivative of benzene used in making dyes, resins, rubber additives, fungicides, herbicides, etc., and in organic synthesis.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) 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.

Wiktionary
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adjective
Derived from aniline.
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Other Word Forms of Aniline

Noun

Singular:
aniline
Plural:
anilines

Origin of Aniline

  • German Anilin (coined by German Chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche). From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).

    From Wiktionary

  • anil –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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