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Definition of Benzene

1. Noun. A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds.

Definition of Benzene

1. n. A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C₆H₆, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.

Definition of Benzene

1. a volatile liquid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Benzene

1. A volatile, very inflammable liquid, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum. The Benzene nucleus or Benzene ring, is a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. Structure: C6H6 Origin: From Benzoin. (06 Aug 1998)

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