benzene series

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noun

Chemistry.

1. a series of aromatic hydrocarbons derived from benzene by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with one or more methyl groups. The first three members are benzene, toluene, and xylene.

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Example Sentences

His observations, published in 1886, that such hydrazones, by treatment with hydrochloric acid or zinc chloride, yielded derivatives of indol, the pyrrol of the benzene series and the parent substance of indigo, were a valuable confirmation of the views advanced by his master, von Baeyer, on the subject of indigo and the many substances related to it.

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Azo Compounds, a class of substances which belong to the benzene series and contain carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

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Then the oil may be washed with water in the same way to remove the lingering traces of alkali, and then with acid—sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol—which dissolves out basic impurities and certain hydrocarbons not belonging to the benzene series which it is desirable to get rid of.

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Beginning with the first runnings and the light oil, from which the hydrocarbons of the benzene series are separated, we have to make ourselves acquainted with the treatment to which these fractions are submitted by the tar-distiller.

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Separation of the Hydrocarbons of the Benzene Series, 82.

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