ALL meanings of benzene
ben·zene
B b - uncountable noun benzene Benzene is a clear, colourless liquid which is used to make plastics. 3
- noun benzene a colourless flammable toxic aromatic liquid used in the manufacture of styrene, phenol, etc, as a solvent for fats, resins, etc, and as an insecticide. Formula: C6H6 3
- noun benzene a clear, flammable, poisonous, aromatic liquid, C6H6, obtained by scrubbing coal gas with oil and by the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used as a solvent and in making a vast number of derivatives used in plastics, insecticides, detergents, paints, dyes, etc. 3
- noun benzene Benzene is a colorless, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon derived from petroleum. Benzene is a precursor in the manufacture of a wide variety of chemical products, and is also used as a solvent. 3
- noun benzene chemical compound 1
- noun benzene a colorless, volatile, flammable, toxic, slightly water-soluble, liquid, aromatic compound, C 6 H 6 , obtained chiefly from coal tar: used in the manufacture of commercial and medicinal chemicals, dyes, and as a solvent for resins, fats, or the like. 1
- noun benzene (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds. 0
- noun benzene (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. 0