aniline
See also: anilinë
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ă′-nĭ-lēn
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nɪ.lin/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
aniline (countable and uncountable, plural anilines)
- (organic chemistry) 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.
- 2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 365:
- The page was indeed still damp and the scent of fresh aniline dye flooded Millie with euphoria. It was perhaps her favorite smell.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 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
Descendants
- → Chinese: 阿尼林 (ānílín)
Translations
the simplest aromatic amine
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Further reading
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ni.lin/
Noun
aniline f (uncountable)
References
- aniline on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Further reading
- “aniline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
Noun
aniline f
- plural of anilina