Assertion: benzene | /r/ObjectUse | used as industrial solvent
Facets:
value: frequently
type: TEMPORAL
value: prior to the 1920s
type: TEMPORAL
value: extensively
type: DEGREE
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: In the past it was also commonly used as an industrial solvent (a substance that can dissolve or extract other substances) and as a gasoline additive, but these uses have been greatly reduced in recent decades.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.
text: Synthesized from coal in the 19th Century, and now a petroleum byproduct, benzene has been used extensively as an industrial solvent.
text: Prior to the 1920s, benzene was frequently used as an industrial solvent, especially for degreasing metal.