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Benzene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Benzene : (noun)
1: a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable;
carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
[syn: benzine, benzol]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Benzene : \Ben"zene\, n. [Based on Benzoin.] (Chem.)
A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the
naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal,
from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The
name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial
product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed
product of petroleum.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Benzene : Benzene: A highly toxic hydrocarbon known to cause anemia and aplastic anemia .
Benzene is used as a solvent. It comes from light coal tar oil and chemically is C6H6.
The use of glues and other products containing benzene has stopped in most developed countries because of its danger and the allowable worker exposures to the chemical have been drastically reduced.
In some countries such as China, however, the use of benzene-containing glues reportedly persists in thousands of small factories.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Benzene |
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Slipstreamery: Is now halogenating some Benzene. I'd halogenaatetahae your Benzene any day. |
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Slipstreamery: Is studying the nitration of Benzene. I'd nitrate your Benzene any day. |
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