Definitions

1. noun

a highly volatile and flammable liquid hydrocarbon, formerly used as a solvent and for cleaning and thinning paints.

“The old car’s engine ran on benzine back in the 1920s.”

2. noun

a mixture of hydrocarbons, similar to gasoline, used as a solvent in the production of rubber.

“The manufacturing process involved the use of benzine to clean the rubber mixture.”