benzol
- n a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
- In angina pectoris, in electric shock, in chloroform or benzol poisoning, a certain toxic factor is developed in the blood which upsets the heart's regular timing.
- For three years Koppers' Rust built a coke plant every 60 days, a benzol-toluol plant every six weeks.
- That night villagers miles away could still see the benzol plant flaming like a candle to the dead.