Definition of benzene
: a colorless volatile flammable toxic liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C6H6 used in organic synthesis, as a solvent, and as a motor fuel
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Although e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, the U.S. surgeon general has identified potentially toxic chemicals within the liquid cartridges, including benzene, nickel and lead.
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That amount of benzene, if accurate, would be the largest release of that chemical in the last four years, including what was released during Hurricane Harvey, according to the TCEQ.
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The city was aided by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, which dispatched a mobile van from California to track the toxic benzene plume.
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Enbridge used mechanical tools to inspect their interior after two electric cables in the vicinity leaked 600 gallons (2,270 liters) of insulation fluid containing mineral oil and benzene earlier this month.
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Mineral oil doesn’t contain benzenes [a carcinogen].
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Some of the VOCs the researchers found in Boulder were expected—like benzene, a common marker of vehicle exhaust.
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Enbridge used mechanical tools to inspect their interior after two electric cables in the vicinity leaked 600 gallons of insulation fluid containing mineral oil and benzene earlier this month.
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The synthetic mineral oil contains a dielectric fluid with a benzene compound.
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Origin and Etymology of benzene
International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + -ene
BENZENE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of benzene for English Language Learners
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: a liquid chemical that is used to make plastics, fuel for automobiles, and other substances
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