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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, (C6H5)3CH, prepared by the action of aluminium chlorid and benzene on chloroform. It is trimorphous, forms rhombic crystals, melts at 92°C, boils at 359° C, and is the parent substance of many valuable dyes.
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