Talk:benzene
Plurality edit
Are benzene and benzine really uncountable? Sure the plural is rare, but not absolutely impossible. Let's have a look at hydrogens, oxygens, fluorines etc. Mglovesfun 17:40, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Done I see we have plurals now. Equinox ◑ 21:24, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
Long passage from Chambers 1908 edit
"Benzene, n. a compound of carbon and hydrogen, discovered by Faraday in 1825, in a tarry liquid resulting from the distillation of oil. It is found amongst the products of the destructive distillation of a great many organic bodies, but the most abundant source is coal-tar. It must not be confounded with benzine or benzoyl, which names have at different times been used for benzene. Benzine is the name given to a distillate from American petroleum, which is much used as a substitute for turpentine, and for dissolving oils and fats; benzoyl is the commercial name applied to a mixture of substances, including benzene and its homologues. Benzol is synonymous with benzene, while benzoline is a name applied to benzine and impure benzene indiscriminately." Equinox ◑ 21:25, 3 January 2019 (UTC)