aniline

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: an=i=line

CIDE DICTIONARY

aniline, n. [See Anil.].

 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 It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl.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.  [1913 Webster]

aniline, a. 

 Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aniline, n. a colourless oily liquid, used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, and plastics.

Idiom

aniline dye
1 any of numerous dyes made from aniline.
2 any synthetic dye.

Etymology

G Anilin f. Anil indigo (from which it was orig. obtained), ult. f. Arab. an-nil