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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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radic…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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Asarone
noun · 78% connection
A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europaeum; -- called also camphor of asarum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Benzine
noun · 78% connection
A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for clean…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Benzol
noun · 78% connection
An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Borneol
noun · 78% connection
A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Cadmium
noun · 78% connection
A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Camphor
noun · 78% connection
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Lauru…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Crotonylene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C4H6, produced artificially, and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the acetylene series…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
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: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Durene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H2(CH3)4, off artificial production, with an odor like camphor.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Ether
noun · 78% connection
A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
Eugenol
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, aromatic, series, obtained, colorless.
