aniline

American  

[an-l-in, -ahyn] / ˈæn l ɪn, -ˌaɪn /

Also anilin

noun

1. Also called aniline oil,.  Also called phenylamine.  Also called aminobenzene.  Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.

---

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from aniline.

   aniline colors.

aniline British  

/ -ˌliːn, ˈænɪlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: phenylamine.  a colourless oily pungent poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. Formula: C 6 H 5 NH 2

---

aniline Scientific  

/ ăn′ə-lĭn /

1. A colorless, oily, poisonous compound used in the manufacture of rubber, dyes, resins, pharmaceuticals, and varnishes. Aniline is an amine of benzene. Chemical formula: C ₆ H ₇ N.

---

Etymology

Origin of aniline

First recorded in 1840–50; anil + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Conventional methods to produce o-bromobenzenethiols involve addition of bromine to aniline, then using diazonium intermediates for addition of sulfur.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Leon would dissolve carbon to create a chemical called aniline, which created incredible synthetic colors that natural pigments couldn’t compete with.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

It is isolated as anilinium chloride, a salt prepared by the reaction of the weak base aniline and hydrochloric acid.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The introduction of aniline dyes that produced ultrabright, occasionally garish variations diminished the color’s prestige and rendered it vulgar, a tint flaunted in the novels of Emile Zola by shop girls and prostitutes.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2018

The sky is a vibrant aniline blue, the trees a preternatural green.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood