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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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radic…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, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Anthracene
noun · 78% connection
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Anthracite
noun · 78% connection
A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Chrysene
noun · 78% connection
One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Coal tar
noun · 78% connection
a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Collidine
noun · 78% connection
One of a class of organic bases, C8H11N, usually pungent oily liquids, belonging to the pyridine series, and obtained from bone oil, c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Coridine
noun · 78% connection
A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an org…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
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: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
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: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Cryptidine
noun · 78% connection
One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H11N; also, any one of several substances metameric with, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Ditolyl
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C14H14, consisting of two radicals or residues of toluene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Epipolized
adjective · 78% connection
Changed to the epipolic condition, or that in which the phenomenon of fluorescence is presented; produced by fluorescence; as, epipoli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Fluoranthene
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline hydrocarbon C/H/, of a complex structure, found as one ingrdient of the higher boiling portion of coal tar.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Fluorene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Fluorescein
noun · 78% connection
A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Fuchsine
noun · 78% connection
Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Greenfinch
noun · 78% connection
A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
Indene
noun · 78% connection
a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hydrocarbon, obtained, coal-tar, residues, remarkable.
