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ben·zine

(bĕn′zēn′, bĕn-zēn′) also ben·zin (bĕn′zĭn)

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benzine

(ˈbɛnziːn; bɛnˈziːn) or

benzin

(Chemistry) a volatile mixture of the lighter aliphatic hydrocarbon constituents of petroleum. See ligroin, petroleum ether

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ben•zine

(ˈbɛn zin, bɛnˈzin)

also ben•zin

(ˈbɛn zɪn)

n.

a colorless liquid mixture of various hydrocarbons obtained in the distillation of petroleum: used in cleaning and dyeing.

[1850–55]

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Noun

benzine - a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

benzene, benzol

aromatic hydrocarbon - a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring, Kekule formula - a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached

Translations

βενζίνη

benzina

бензин

benzine

[ˈbenziːn] N → bencina f

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benzine

n → Leichtbenzin nt

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[Angrily] By the way: my dressing-gown smells most damnably of benzine.

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'One method was to cut a wound in the foot and then rub coal dust and benzine into the sore," said the paper.

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De son cote, Iman F.Z Benzine, chef de division marketing et communication a expose les realisations et perspectives de l'entreprise soulignant que AT a installe plus de 81 000 KM de fibre optique a travers le territoire national et 1633 communes y sont raccordees (2013 et 2018).

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Additionally, cleaning is usually performed with costly compressed air or brushes and a low flashpoint solvent such as benzine, although virtually every company that manufactures machined parts is equipped with a cleaning machine.

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Didinant biobutanolio koncentracija benzine del sumazejusio degalu misinio zemutinio silumingumo, N[O.sub.x] emisija mazeja apie ketvirtadali.

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"It required author/director Adam Benzine and me to do everything from administration to complex negotiation.

Welsh film maker up for an Oscar

The journalist Adam Benzine is the author and director, and it is coproduced by Kimberley, an experienced independent film maker, who also oversees development for Ffilm Cymru - the lottery film fund for Wales.

Before glitz and glamour of Oscars my labour of love will be shown on S4C; FILMMAKER WANTS YOUR OPINIONS

Adam Benzine (director) It took Lanzmann more than a decade to complete his almost 10-hour Holocaust chronicle.