benzine

[ ben-zeen, ben-zeen ]

noun

1. a colorless, volatile, flammable, liquid mixture of various hydrocarbons, obtained in the distillation of petroleum, and used in cleaning, dyeing, etc.

benzine

/ ˈbɛnziːn; ˈbɛnzɪn; bɛnˈziːn /

noun

1. a volatile mixture of the lighter aliphatic hydrocarbon constituents of petroleum See ligroin petroleum ether

Word History and Origins

Origin of benzine¹

First recorded in 1850–55; benz- + -ine ²