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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines;
[syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aniline \An"i*line\, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline. [1913 Webster] anilism
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aniline n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]