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• mirbane — /mûrˈbān/ noun An apparently meaningless word, used in essence (or oil) of mirbane, a name for nitrobenzene as used in perfumery …   Useful english dictionary

• myrbane oil — variant of mirbane oil …   Useful english dictionary

• oil of mirbane — noun Nitrobenzene …   Wiktionary

• oil of mirbane — nitrobenzene …   Medical dictionary

• essence of mirbane — Nitrobenzene Ni tro*ben zene (? or ?), n. [Nitro + benzene.] (Chem.) A yellow aromatic liquid ({C6H5.NO2}), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor {imitation oil of bitter almonds}, or {essence of mirbane}. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pear-Oil — (Birnenöl), ein zuerst in England dargestelltes u. in der Parsütnerie angewendetes künstliches ätherisches Öl, welches bes. zur Aromatisirung der Pear drops (Birnentropfen) dient. Es ist eine Verbindung des Amyloxydes mit Essigsäure u. wird… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• imitation oil of bitter almonds — Nitrobenzene Ni tro*ben zene (? or ?), n. [Nitro + benzene.] (Chem.) A yellow aromatic liquid ({C6H5.NO2}), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor {imitation oil of bitter almonds}, or {essence of mirbane}. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nitrobenzene — Other names …   Wikipedia

• nitrobenzene — ni·tro·ben·zene .nī trō ben .zēn, ben n a poisonous yellow insoluble oil C6H5NO2 with an almond odor that is used esp. as a solvent, as a mild oxidizing agent, and in making aniline * * * ni·tro·ben·zene (ni″tro benґzēn) a poisonous… …   Medical dictionary

• C6H5NO2 — Nitrobenzene Ni tro*ben zene (? or ?), n. [Nitro + benzene.] (Chem.) A yellow aromatic liquid ({C6H5.NO2}), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor {imitation oil of bitter almonds}, or {essence of mirbane}. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English