benzine

benzine
    n 1: a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable;
         carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn:
         {benzene}, {benzine}, {benzol}]
    

Benzine \Ben"zine\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)
   1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more
      volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used
      as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called
      also {petroleum spirit}, {petroleum benzine}. Varieties or
      similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene,
      ligroin, etc.
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   2. Same as {Benzene}. [R.]
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   Note: The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of
         the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while benzene proper
         is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "benzine":
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      coal oil, coke, combustible, dope, electricity, ethane, ethanol,
      fireball, firing, flammable, flammable material, fuel,
      fuel additive, fuel dope, gas, gas carbon, gasoline, heptane,
      hexane, illuminant, illuminating gas, inflammable,
      inflammable material, isooctane, jet fuel, kerosene, light source,
      luminant, methane, methanol, natural gas, octane, oil, paraffin,
      peat, pentane, petrol, petroleum, propane, propellant, rocket fuel,
      turf