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nouna colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compoundstype of:
Definition that contains benzene
- aromatic (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings
- phenol a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
- aniline oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
- rubber cement an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha
- alkylbenzene organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
- carbolic acid a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
- friedrich august kekule German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)
- oxybenzene a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
- alkylbenzenesulfonate sulfonate of alkyl benzene
- aromatic compound a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds