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ligroin

or ··Ա

[ lig-roh-in ]

noun

  1. a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.


ligroin

/ ˈɪɡəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a volatile fraction of petroleum containing aliphatic hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. It has an approximate boiling point range of 70°–130°C and is used as a solvent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ligroin1

First recorded in 1880–85; origin obscure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ligroin1

origin unknown
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But there were chemist shops, where von Liebieg bought ligroin, a laboratory solvent, to power his machine’s single-cylinder three-horsepower engine.

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Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.

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For highly volatile liquids, e.g. ether, ligroin, &c., immersion of the flask in warm water suffices; for less volatile liquids a directly heated water or sand bath is used; for other liquids the flask is heated through wire gauze or asbestos board, or directly by a Bunsen.

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The term is rather loosely applied to a considerable range of products, including benzine and ligroin.

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About 2 g. of nitroso-b-naphthol will dissolve in 15 cc. of boiling ligroin.

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