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The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
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ANILINE — L’aniline est un composé organique renfermant une fonction amine primaire, c’est à dire un atome d’azote lié à un carbone et à deux hydrogènes; l’atome de carbone appartenant à un noyau benzénique, il s’agit d’une amine aromatique, la plus simple … Encyclopédie Universelle
Aniline — An i*line, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aniline — (n.) chemical base used in making colorful dyes, 1843, coined 1841 by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche (1808 1871) and adopted by Hofmann, ultimately from Port. anil the indigo shrub, from Arabic an nil the indigo, assimilated from al nil,… … Etymology dictionary
aniline — ► NOUN ▪ an oily liquid found in coal tar, used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, and plastics. ORIGIN from an Arabic word meaning indigo (from which it was originally obtained) … English terms dictionary
aniline — [an′ə lin, an′əlēn΄, an′əlīn΄] n. [Ger anilin: see ANIL & INE3] a colorless, poisonous, oily liquid, C6H5NH2, a derivative of benzene used in making dyes, resins, rubber additives, fungicides, herbicides, etc., and in organic synthesis … English World dictionary
Aniline — For other uses, see Aniline (disambiguation). Aniline … Wikipedia
Aniline — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Alanine. Aniline … Wikipédia en Français
aniline — /an l in, uyn /, n. 1. Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chem. a colorless, oily, slightly water soluble liquid, C6H5NH2, usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Aniline — A chemical compound implicated, along with o toluidine, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and o toluidine, both aromatic amines, are used in the manufacture of a variety of dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chemicals employed in… … Medical dictionary
aniline — /ˈænələn / (say anuhluhn) noun 1. an aromatic amine, aminobenzene, C6H5NH2, used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, etc. –adjective 2. relating to or derived from aniline: aniline colours. {anil + ine2} …
