benzine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *benzine*:
NOUN	substance	benzine, benzene, benzol	a colorless liquid hydrocarbon

benzine > pronunciation
Sounds	beh'nziyn
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *benzine*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds.
Synonyms	benzene, benzol
Narrower	benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula	A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
Broader	aromatic hydrocarbon	A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds
Spanish	benceno, benzol
Catalan	benzè, benzol

HyperDic: benzine