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Noun: benzene  'ben,zeen
  1. A colourless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
    - benzine, benzol

Derived forms: benzenes

Type of: aromatic hydrocarbon

Encyclopedia: Benzene

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