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Acetone
noun · 78% connection
A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the disti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Acrolein
noun · 78% connection
A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Aniline
noun · 78% connection
An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Benzene
noun · 78% connection
A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Caoutchin
noun · 78% connection
An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Chloral
noun · 78% connection
A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcoho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Coal tar
unknown · 78% connection
A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Creosote
noun · 78% connection
Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Cresol
noun · 78% connection
Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood ta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Cumene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also cumol.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Cymene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3.C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Diamylene
noun · 78% connection
A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H20, of the ethylene series, regarded as a polymeric form of amylene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Dipyridine
noun · 78% connection
A polymeric form of pyridine, C10H10N2, obtained as a colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Etherin
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Etherol
noun · 78% connection
An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Ethylene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Eupione
noun · 78% connection
A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oil con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.
Furfuran
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; --…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: colorless, oily, liquid, formerly, obtained.