English Dictionary: aniline | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for aniline | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aniline \An"i*line\, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See {Anil}.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made. |