12 letters · 23 points in Scrabble
noun a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
originEtymology tree Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English nitrobenzene From nitro- + benzene.
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