aniline oil

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aniline oil - oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

aminobenzine, aniline, phenylamine

amine, aminoalkane - a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals

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began operations during the Second World War, producing aniline oil and other chemicals for explosives manufacturing.

1960 Chemistry in Canada, March issue

The RLG group currently has a diversified product portfolio that includes acetanilide, acetic anhydride, acetic acid, industrial alcohol, aniline oil and sulphanilic acid.

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The English word aniline (also sometimes called aniline oil) is the common name for a colorless, synthetic compound that, beginning in the nineteenth century, came into use as an artificial replacement for organic anil in the manufacture of dyes.