Benzine (Noun)
Meaning
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Benzine is a volatile liquid that represents one of the key starting materials of the chemical industry.
- Chronic exposure to benzine can cause blood cancer and has been associated with various types of leukemia.
- The risks of the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels have also been compounded by wide-scale contamination from the spills of benzine.
- Due to the high toxicity of benzine, it has become far more common to manufacture new plastics using derivatives of the substance rather than benzine itself.
- Benzine can be made into numerous other substances, ranging from commercial dyes to the active ingredients in common pharmaceuticals.