Definition of aniline
- n. - An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the
radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained
from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar
or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
- a. - Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
- n. - An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the
radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained
from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar
or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
- a. - Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.