n.
Pronunciation: ' a-n ə l- ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: German Anilin, from Anil indigo, from French, from Portuguese, from Arabic al-n ī l the indigo plant, from Sanskrit n ī l ī indigo, from feminine of n ī la dark blue
Date: 1849
: an oily liquid poisonous amine C 6 H 5 NH 2 obtained especially by the reduction of nitrobenzene and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of dyes)