BENZOLE
\bˈɛnzə͡ʊl], \bˈɛnzəʊl], \b_ˈɛ_n_z_əʊ_l]\
Definitions of BENZOLE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon biproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
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A constituent of coal-gas tar, obtained by distilling coal naphtha. It is a colourless, oleaginous liquid, of agreeable odour, Sp. gr. 0-85. The vapour, when inhaled, acts as an anaesthetic.
By Robley Dunglison
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