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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An obsolete name for an aromatic solvent mixture primarily composed of [ | + | An obsolete name for an aromatic solvent mixture primarily composed of [[benzene]]. The industrial grade distillation fraction contains about 65% benzene, 33% [[toluene]] plus 2% other aromatic compounds including [[pyridine]] and [[thiophene]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:40, 8 January 2014
Description
An obsolete name for an aromatic solvent mixture primarily composed of Benzene. The industrial grade distillation fraction contains about 65% benzene, 33% Toluene plus 2% other aromatic compounds including Pyridine and Thiophene.
Synonyms and Related Terms
benzene
Hazards and Safety
Highly toxic. Carcinogenic.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 97
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997