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aniline

/ˈæ.nɪ.liːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
ani-line
IPA
/ˈæ.nɪ.liːn/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Anilinbor. English aniline Borrowed from German Anilin, coined by German chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche. From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

anilines (plural)

Derived Forms

anileridine anilinic anilinism anilinium anilinohydroquinone anilinopyrimidine anilism azodianiline bromoaniline butanilicaine chrysaniline dichloroaniline

Phrases

aniline green aniline purple aniline yellow

Synonyms

aminobenzene phenylamine aniline oil aminobenzine

Questions

How do you pronounce aniline?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.nɪ.liːn/.
What does aniline mean?
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.
Where does aniline come from?
It is traced to German.

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