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

Derived forms: benzenes

See also: benzenoid

Type of: aromatic hydrocarbon

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