benzene

n. toxic flammable liquid derived mainly from coal tar (used in the manufacture of medicines and dyes and as a solvent)

For benzine, see petroleum ether. For the song, see Benzin. For automobile fuel (also called benzine in many countries), see gasoline. Benzene, or Benzol (see also Benzine) is an organic chemical compound with the formula C6H6. It is sometimes abbreviated Ph–H. Benzene is a colorless and inflammable liquid with a sweet smell and a relatively high melting point. It is carcinogenic and its use as an additive in gasoline is now limited, but it is an important industrial solvent and precursor in the production of drugs, plastics, synthetic rubber, and dyes. Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil, but it is usually synthesized from other compounds present in petroleum. Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon and the second [n]-annulene ([6]-annulene), a cyclic hydrocarbon with a continuous pi bond.
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Noun
1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
(synonym) benzine, benzol
(hypernym) aromatic hydrocarbon
(hyponym) benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula

n. benzol, benzene (Chemistry)

n. benzen, benzene, toxic flammable liquid derived mainly from coal tar (used in the manufacture of medicines and dyes and as a solvent)