NITROBENZENE
\nˌa͡ɪtɹə͡ʊbənzˈiːn], \nˌaɪtɹəʊbənzˈiːn], \n_ˌaɪ_t_ɹ_əʊ_b_ə_n_z_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of NITROBENZENE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol.
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A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol.
By Noah Webster.
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