Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aniline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been
replaced by the radical phenyl.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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aniline \An"i*line\, a.
Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aniline
n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and
used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline
oil}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]
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