Benzene vs Petrol - What's the difference?
benzene | petrol |
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
(chiefly, AU, NZ, UK) Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
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As nouns the difference between benzene and petrol
is that benzene is benzene (aromatic compound) while petrol is (chiefly|au|nz|uk) petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.benzene
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(wikipedia benzene)Noun
(en-noun)Philip J. Bushnell
Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene , another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}
Derived terms
(terms derived from "benzene") * benz- * benzenoid * benzeneamine * benzeneazo * benzeneazothiocarbonyl * benzenecyclopentadienyliron * benzenediamine * benzenediazo * benzenediazoate * benzenediazonium * benzenedicarbonyl * benzeneethanol * benzenehexacarboxylic * benzenehexoxide * benzeneiron * benzeneperoxyseleninic * benzeneperoxysulfonic * benzeneruthenium * benzeneseleninic * benzeneselenonate * benzeneselenonic * benzenesulfinato * benzenesulfinyl * benzenesulfonate * benzenesulfonic * benzenesulfonyl * benzenesulfonylhydrazide * benzenesulfonylperoxosulfate * benzenesulphonothioic * benzenethiol * benzo-See also
* cyclohexane * cyclohexene * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * cyclohexatriene ----petrol
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(wikipedia petrol)Noun
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- We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.
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- European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.
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- At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.
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- He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol , they park along Langata Road.
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- The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.
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- Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.