Definition of "benzine" [ben•zine]

• A colorless, flammable, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained in distilling petroleum, used in cleaning and dyeing and as a motor fuel. (noun)
• See benzene. (noun)

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• "If it comes to competition, I can carry shades for nothing and still quaff the B. & G. yellow-label benzine three times a day without experiencing a financial panic."
• "There are as many taxicabs as before, but instead of benzine, which is wanted for the army, they now use other spirit."
• "It is now known to us as benzine, which is so largely employed in the industrial arts."