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ANILINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
Synonyms:
aminobenzine; aniline; aniline oil; phenylamine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aniline" is a kind of...):
amine; aminoalkane (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)