Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare, rare Same as
benzole . - noun rare Same as
amarine .
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- noun organic chemistry, dated A
benzole . - noun chemistry, dated
amarine
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Examples
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His much beloved "benzoline" seems to have been largely benzene, which nowadays is regarded as a carcinogen, and for many purposes too dangerous to handle.
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The room was full of a faint scent of benzoline, used, I suppose, in cleaning the garments.
The Invisible Man Herbert George 2006
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For mammals I recommend my formula of burnt alum and saltpetre (No. 9), followed by a wash of benzoline or turpentine twice a year, or by any one of the mercurial preparations given.
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Ignition was effected by the flame resulting when a pad of cotton-wool impregnated with benzoline or potassium chlorate was fired by an electrically heated wire.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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When finished to your satisfaction, lightly sponge off any excess of paste with warm water; wipe down with benzoline, and dust plaster thickly over all the specimen; this assists the drying and cleans it.
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Some experiments which I conducted with benzoline incontestably proved to me its valuable properties.
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Two grammes of the fatty acids are now dissolved in neutral alcohol saturated with some solvent, preferably a light fraction of benzoline, a quantity of the solvent added to take up the unsaponifiable matter, and the whole boiled under a reflux condenser.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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From Chapter VI. it will be evident that a little more than 2 per cent. of benzene, pentane or benzoline vapour in air forms an explosive mixture.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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The alcoholic layer is withdrawn, the benzoline washed with warm water (about 32° C.) followed by neutral alcohol (previously saturated with the solvent), and transferred to a tared flask, which is attached to a condenser, and the benzoline distilled off.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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Different varieties are sold under the names of cymogene, gasolene, naphtha, petrol, and benzoline.
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