aniline
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).
Noun
aniline (countable and uncountable, plural anilines)
- (organic chemistry) 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.
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Translations
the simplest aromatic amine
French
References
aniline on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Further reading
- “aniline” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
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