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Benzamide (medicine) and pension 2, verb (oh)


Benzamide (medicine)


benzamide
<chemistry> A transparent crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several Other reactions with benzoyl compounds.

Structure: C6H5.CO.NH2

Origin: Benzoin + amide.


pension 2, verb (oh)



2 v BrE
pension off [pension sb/sth ¡û¡ú off]
to make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension
::Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65.
informal to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more
::Many of the old ships have been pensioned off.