benzine

(benzēn, ben zēn)

noun

Archaic ligroin

Origin: benz(oic) + -ine

See benzine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A colorless, flammable, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained in distilling petroleum, used in cleaning and dyeing and as a motor fuel.
  2. See benzene.

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