benzine

See also: Benzine

English

Noun

benzine (usually uncountable, plural benzines)

1. benzene
2. any flammable petroleum distillate used as a solvent or fuel

Translations

benzene — see benzene

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnˈzi.nə/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /bə(n)ˈzi.nə/

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• Hyphenation: ben‧zi‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

Noun

benzine f (uncountable)

1. petrol, gas, gasoline (fuel containing alkanes)

Derived terms

• benzinepomp
• benzinestation
• wasbenzine

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bensin
• → Sranan Tongo: bènsine

See also

• diesel
• LPG
• tanken
• tankstation

Anagrams

• bezinne

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃.zin/

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Noun

benzine f (plural benzines)

1. (organic chemistry) benzene
2. (Switzerland) petrol

   Synonym: essence

Descendants

• → Greek: βενζίνη f (venzíni)
• → Polish: benzyna f
• → Romanian: benzină f
• → Turkish: benzin
• → Ukrainian: бензи́н (benzýn)

Further reading

• “benzine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

benzine f

1. plural of benzina

Anagrams

• benzeni

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [benˈzine]

Noun

benzine f

1. indefinite genitive/dative singular of benzină

Turkish

Noun

benzine

1. dative of the second-person singular possessive of beniz
2. dative of the third-person singular possessive of beniz