benzine

[ ben-zeen, ben-zeen ]

noun
  1. a colorless, volatile, flammable, liquid mixture of various hydrocarbons, obtained in the distillation of petroleum, and used in cleaning, dyeing, etc.

Origin of benzine

1
First recorded in 1850–55; benz- + -ine2
  • Also ben·zin [ben-zin]. /ˈbɛn zɪn/.

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British Dictionary definitions for benzine

benzine

benzin (ˈbɛnzɪn)

/ (ˈbɛnziːn, bɛnˈziːn) /


noun
  1. a volatile mixture of the lighter aliphatic hydrocarbon constituents of petroleum: See ligroin, petroleum ether

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