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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How to use benzine in a sentence

  • The stains it may make readily disappear on immersion in kerosene or benzin.

    Merck's 1899 Manual | Merck & Co.
  • For this reason the compound was named “benzin” by Mitscherlich, which name was changed into “benzol” by Liebig.

    Coal | Raphael Meldola
  • It dissolves in 20 parts of boiling alcohol, in 100 parts of cold alcohol and in twice its weight of benzin.

  • It is soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform, slightly soluble in sulphuret of carbon, insoluble in turpentine or benzin.

  • Why, just the smell of benzin on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.

    Torchy | Sewell Ford

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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