benzene

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[edit] Etymology

From benzoin.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
benzene

Plural
usually uncountable; plural benzenes

benzene (usually uncountable; plural benzenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
  2. (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group

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terms derived from "benzene"

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aromatic compound C6H6
the phenyl group — see phenyl

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[edit] Noun

benzene m. (plural benzeni)

  1. (organic chemistry) benzene
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