Aniline

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aniline \An"i*line\, a.
     Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
     [1913 Webster] anilism

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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     regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been
     replaced by the radical phenyl.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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aniline
       n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and
           used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline
           oil}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]