aniline

English

Etymology

German Anilin (coined by German Chemist Carl Julius Fritzsche). From Portuguese anil (“indigo”) + -in (“-ine (organic compounds)”).

Noun

Wikipedia aniline (plural anilines)

1. (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

• polyaniline

Translations

the simplest aromatic amine

• Czech: anilin (cs) m
• Finnish: aniliini (fi)
• French: aniline (fr) f
• German: Anilin (de) n
• Italian: anilina (it) f

• Portuguese: anilina (pt) f
• Russian: анилин (ru) (anilín) m
• Serbo-Croatian: anilin (sh) m
• Spanish: anilina (es) f

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French

Noun

aniline f (usually uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) aniline

References

• Aniline on the French Wikipedia.fr.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

aniline f

1. Plural form of anilina