aniline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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)”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
The page was indeed still damp and the scent of fresh aniline dye flooded Millie with euphoria. It was perhaps her favorite smell.
2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 365:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anilines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nitroaniline · methoxyaniline · chrysaniline · anilinohydroquinone · nitraniline · anileridine · anilism · aniline yellow · anilinic · phenylaniline · anilinium · hydroxyaniline · ethylaniline · dimethylaniline · polyaniline · leucaniline · butanilicaine · aniline green · anilinism · violaniline · dinitroaniline · bromoaniline · mauvaniline · azodianiline · aniline purple · diethylaniline · dichloroaniline · iodoaniline · oligoaniline · anilinopyrimidine
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (20)
it anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · hu anilin (the simplest aromatic amine) · ru анили́н (the simplest aromatic amine) · sh anìlīn (the simplest aromatic amine) · ca anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · ro anilină (the simplest aromatic amine) · id anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · es anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · pt anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · cmn 苯胺 (the simplest aromatic amine) · pl anilina (the simplest aromatic amine) · cs anilin (the simplest aromatic amine) · fr aniline (the simplest aromatic amine) · sh анѝлӣн (the simplest aromatic amine) · ga anailín (the simplest aromatic amine) · fi aniliini (the simplest aromatic amine) · el ανιλίνη (the simplest aromatic amine) · de Anilin (the simplest aromatic amine) · sv anilin (the simplest aromatic amine) · pl aminobenzen (the simplest aromatic amine)