benzol
Americannoun
noun
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a crude form of benzene, containing toluene, xylene, and other hydrocarbons, obtained from coal tar or coal gas and used as a fuel
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an obsolete name for benzene
Etymology
Origin of benzol
Example Sentences
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One of the ships was a Belgian relief vessel; the other was the SS Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ship packed to the gills with explosives such as TNT, picric acid, benzol and guncotton.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
“The Flying Sailor,” by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, springboards off the 1917 Halifax catastrophe when a speeding vessel collided with a cargo ship cradling benzol and TNT.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
In angina pectoris, in electric shock, in chloroform or benzol poisoning, a certain toxic factor is developed in the blood which upsets the heart's regular timing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gases arising from coal-burning, instead of being allowed to escape, are now distilled in by-product coke ovens, and yield petrol, benzol and other derivative products employed in explosives, dyes, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because of the great solvent action of benzol, it should never be used in second and third coatings.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
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