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Webster 1913 Edition
Benzine
1.
A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; – called also
petroleum spirit
, petroleum benzine
. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc. 2.
Same as
Benzene
. [R.]
☞ The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while benzene proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.