About The Word Benzine
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Benzine
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What's The Definition Of Benzine?
[n] a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic
Synonyms | Synonyms for Benzine: benzene | benzol Related Terms | Find terms related to Benzine: alcohol | briquette | burnable | butane | carbon | charcoal | coal | coal oil | coke | combustible | dope | electricity | ethane | ethanol | fireball | firing | flammable | flammable material | fuel | fuel additive | fuel dope | gas | gas carbon | gasoline | heptane | hexane | illuminant | illuminating gas | inflammable | inflammable material | isooctane | jet fuel | kerosene | light source | luminant | methane | methanol | natural gas | octane | oil | paraffin | peat | pentane | petrol | petroleum | propane | propellant | rocket fuel | turf See Also | benzene formula | benzene nucleus | benzene ring | hydrocarbon | Kekule formula Benzine In Webster's Dictionary \Ben"zine\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)
1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more
volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used
as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called
also {petroleum spirit}, {petroleum benzine}. Varieties or
similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene,
ligroin, etc.
2. Same as {Benzene}. [R.]
Note: The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of
the marsh gas series, while benzene proper is the
typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.
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