n. 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.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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.
adj. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Amidobenzol, C6H5NH2, a substance which furnishes a number of brilliant dyes.
Pertaining to or derived from aniline: as, aniline colors.
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n. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
Word Usage
"FURFURAL ANILINE: A resin formed from furfural and aniline, which is a cyclic amine derived from benzene, and is nowadays obtained from coal."