nitrobenzene
- n a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
- Benzene, nitrobenzene and aniline, used to produce explosives, fungicides, dyes and shoe polish, are nasty substances to have in a river.
- The life-saving antibiotic contains two chemicals which are normally poisonous: a nitrobenzene compound and a derivative of dichloracetic acid, now used chiefly for getting rid of .