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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See {Anil}.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aniline \An"i*line\, a. Made from or of the nature of aniline. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aniline n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline oil}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]
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