单词 | benzine |
释义 | benzinen. Chemistry. (a) The name originally given to benzene n. (b) An inflammable liquid (petroleum ether) prepared by purifying, deodorizing, and distilling natural petroleum, and used as a solvent; it is a mixture of hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. ΚΠ 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 255 M. Mitscherlich obtained a fluid..to which the name of benzine is given. 1853 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Benzin. 1864 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 523 Benzine has come largely into use to supply the place of turpentine. 1865 Med. & Surg. Reporter (Philadelphia) XIII. 188/1 In the vicinity of refineries, where this gas exists..Benzine gas is known to be very inflammable, highly volatile, and to permeate almost all substances. 1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot xxi. 174 It is like the blood-stain on Lady Macbeth's hand. All the benzine in the world won't take it out. 1885 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. I. 487/2 Benzin is not used in medicine, but is useful to the pharmacist for its solvent powers over fats, resins, volatile oils, and other bodies. 1887 J. W. Richards Aluminium 236 Mourey..recommends the employment of benzine in the melting of all the noble metals. 1895 J. M. Thomson & A. G. Bloxam Bloxam's Chem. (ed. 8) 515 Benzine (sp. gr. 0·74), a solvent which must not be confounded with benzene, the coal-tar product. 1908 Chemist & Druggist 25 July 144/2 Benzine..in U.S. means always petroleum benzin, while benzole is the name for the coal~tar product C6H6. 1912 G. Martin Industr. & Manuf. Chem.: Org. 8 Coal-Tar Naphtha, Benzene or Benzol, C6H6, is quite a different product from benzine or petroleum naphtha, being obtained by distilling coal-tar. 1928 Observer 26 Aug. 6/4 Another fuel..called Steiger-Brennstoff..contains no benzin or benzol at all. Compounds benzine-collas n. (see quot. 1864). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > substances ox-gall?c1450 Spanish white1546 pipeclay1732 bottle-cleaner1788 ox bile1815 amole1831 benzol1838 benzine-collas1864 benzene1872 benzoline1874 varnish-remover1965 1864 Pop. Science Rev. III. 432 About 1850 impure benzol was sold..under the name of benzine-collas for cleaning gloves, tissues. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1835 |
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