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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
aniline
    n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and
         used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn:
         aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aniline \An"i*line\, a.
   Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
   [1913 Webster] anilism

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.)
   An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
   regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been
   replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily
   liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but
   now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a
   base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
   [1913 Webster]

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