BENZIN.
\bˈɛnzɪn], \bˈɛnzɪn], \b_ˈɛ_n_z_ɪ_n]\
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Syn.: petroleum b. A clear, colorless liquid, prepared from crude petroleum, either by distillation or filtration through fullers' earth; of a peculiar, powerful odor, insoluble in water. It is inflammable, and its vapor is explosive when mixed with air. It boils between 50 and 90C. Chemically, it consists of a mixture of different hydrocarbons, of the aliphatic series [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
