benzene, benzine, benzol
(noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
benzene (usually uncountable, plural benzenes)
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
(organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
Source: Wiktionary
Ben"zene, n. Etym: [From Benzoin.] (Chem.)
Definition: A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum. Benzene nucleus, Benzene ring (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
