aniline

noun

oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

Roots

anilanil- · Arabic · indigo shrub ina-ine · Latin · chemical substance

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The word aniline breaks down into 2 roots of Arabic and Latin origin: anil, from Arabic anil (“indigo shrub”); and -ine, from Latin ina (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.