Found 2 items, similar to aniline.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aniline aniline n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: aniline oil , aminobenzine, phenylamine]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aniline 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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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] Aniline \An"i*line\, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline. [1913 Webster]