benzene
benzene definition
ben·zene (ben′zēn, ben zēn′)
noun
a clear, flammable, poisonous, aromatic liquid, CH, obtained by scrubbing coal gas with oil and by the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used as a solvent and in making a vast number of derivatives used in plastics, insecticides, detergents, paints, dyes, etc.
Etymology: benz(oic) + -ene
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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