oxybenzene
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Noun | 1. | oxybenzene - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
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