English Explanatory Dictionary

aniline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

Pronunciation

ă′-nĭ-lēn /ˈæ.nɪ.lin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-aniline.wav

Word forms

aniline anilines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Anilinbor. English aniline Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).

Synonyms

aminobenzene phenylamine

Derived words

anileridine aniline green aniline purple aniline yellow anilinic anilinism anilinium anilinohydroquinone anilinopyrimidine anilism azodianiline bromoaniline butanilicaine chrysaniline dichloroaniline diethylaniline dimethylaniline dinitroaniline ethylaniline hydroxyaniline iodoaniline leucaniline mauvaniline methoxyaniline nitraniline nitroaniline oligoaniline phenylaniline polyaniline violaniline
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary