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Webster 1913 Edition
Nitrobenzene
Niˊtro-ben′zene
(? or ?)
, Noun.
[
Nitro-
+ benzene
.] (Chem.)
A yellow aromatic liquid (
C6H5.NO2
), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds
, or essence of mirbane
. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol
.