aniline
The simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzeneThe simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
» The words for bear, eye, wing, Ana, a giant owl, and aniline are palindromes in Spanish.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
Anilin
анили́нanilín
oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
Examples
1 sentencesThe words for bear, eye, wing, Ana, a giant owl, and aniline are palindromes in Spanish.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From PortugueBorrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).
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Forms
plural: anilinesSynonyms
4 synonyms- oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines:aniline oilaminobenzinephenylamine
Word family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable