Associations to the word «Nitrobenzene»

Wiktionary

NITROBENZENE, noun. (organic compound) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups

Dictionary definition

NITROBENZENE, noun. A poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats