A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
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A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
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A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
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A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink,…
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