aniline

== 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/ === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== aminobenzene phenylamine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 阿尼林 (ānílín) ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== aniline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Anilin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ni.lin/ === Noun === aniline f (uncountable) (organic chemistry) aniline ==== 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 === Anagrams === in linea