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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaniline
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anilin
"L'aniline est utilisée pour fabriquer des colorants."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A clear, colorless to yellowish, toxic, oily liquid aromatic amine derived from benzene, widely used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, and plastics.
"The laboratory synthesis of the new dye required large quantities of pure aniline." - 2
Any of various derivatives of aniline used similarly in chemical manufacturing.
"Several substituted anilines were tested for their efficacy in accelerating rubber vulcanization."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete term anil (referring to the indigo plant, from Arabic al-nīl, ultimately from Sanskrit nīla meaning dark blue), combined with the chemical suffix -ine. First coined in the mid-19th century during the rapid development of organic chemistry and synthetic dye industries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aniline" is said worldwide
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aniline
Transliteration: anilin
"L'aniline est utilisée pour fabriquer des colorants."
Anilin
Transliteration: aniliːn
"Anilin ist ein wichtiger Ausgangsstoff in der chemischen Industrie."
anilina
Transliteration: anilina
"L'anilina viene impiegata nella produzione di coloranti sintetici."
anilina
Transliteration: anilina
"La anilina es un compuesto químico fundamental para la industria tintorera."
anilina
Transliteration: anilina
"A anilina é amplamente utilizada na fabricação de corantes."
एनिलीन
Transliteration: enilin
"एनिलीन का उपयोग मुख्य रूप से रंगों के निर्माण में किया जाता है।"
苯胺
Transliteration: běn'ān
"苯胺是生产染料的重要化学原料。"
아닐린
Transliteration: anillin
"아닐린은 다양한 염료와 약품을 만드는 데 사용됩니다."
アニリン
Transliteration: anirin
"アニリンは合成染料の製造に欠かせない化合物です。"
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