benzine

Other forms: benzines

Definitions of benzine
  1. noun
    a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
    synonyms: benzene, benzol
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    types:
    Kekule formula, benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring
    a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
    type of:
    aromatic hydrocarbon
    a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds
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