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an·i·line I. \ˈanələ̇n sometimes -ˌīn or -ˌēn\ noun also an·i·lin \-_ə̇n\ (-s) Etymology: German anilin, from anil indigo, (from French, from Portuguese, from Arabic an-nīl the indigo plant, from Sanskrit nīlī indigo, from feminine of nīla dark blue) + -in -ine, -in : an oily liquid poisonous amine C6H5NH2 colorless when pure and obtainable by destructive distillation (as of indigo or coal) but now usually made by the reduction of nitrobenzene or by the high-pressure reaction of chlorobenzene and ammonia and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of dyes, pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, and explosives) and as a solvent; amino-benzene II. adjective : relating to aniline : made from or by the use of aniline or a chemically related compound |