Benzene



Same as: benzine
noun
1.
(FRENCH) (A flammable, poisonous liquid prepared from coal tar, It is used in medicine, in perfumes, in liquid fuels, and as a solvent. It is sometimes confused with) បង់ហ្សែន (ឧស្ម័នម៉្យាង)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.