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benz- combining form of BENZENE or BENZOIC. Cf. BENZO-.
ben'zaldehyde noun a colourless liquid aromatic aldehyde, C6H5CHO, which has the odour of bitter almonds and is used esp. in the manufacture of dyes and perfumes M19.
benz'hydrol noun diphenyl carbinol, (C6H5)2CHOH, forming colourless crystals M20.
benzidine noun biphenyl-4,4'-diamine (C6H5NH2)2, a colourless basic solid used in dye manufacture L19.
benzil noun the compound 1,2-diphenylethanedione, C6H5COCOC6H5, a yellow crystalline diketone formed by oxidation of benzoin with nitric acid M19.
benzilic adjective:
benzilic acid, a colourless solid, (C6H5)2C(OH)COOH, formed when benzil rearranges in the presence of alkali M19.
benz'pyrene noun a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C20H12, found in coal tar and considered to be the major carcinogen of tobacco smoke E20.
benzyl noun the radical C6H5CH2, also called
phenylmethyl M19.
ben'zylic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of benzyl M19.