Hypertext Webster Gateway: "benzine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Benzine \Ben"zine\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)
1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more
volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used
as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called
also {petroleum spirit}, {petroleum benzine}. Varieties or
similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene,
ligroin, etc.
2. Same as {Benzene}. [R.]
Note: The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of
the marsh gas series, while benzene proper is the
typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
benzine
n : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable;
carcinogenic [syn: {benzene}, {benzol}]
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