aniline

aniline is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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.
2. adjective. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
3. noun. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

   Synonyms: aminobenzine, phenylamine

Synonyms

aminobenzine, phenylamine

Common word forms

anilines

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