English noun: benzene | |||
| 1. | benzene (substance) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds | ||
| Synonyms | benzine, benzol | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aromatic hydrocarbon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benzene formula, benzene nucleus, benzene ring, Kekule formula | ||