benzol

See also: Benzol

English

Alternative forms

• benzole

Etymology

From benzo- +‎ -ol (“oil”).

Noun

benzol (plural benzols)

1. (organic chemistry) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.
2. (organic chemistry, obsolete) benzyl alcohol
3. (obsolete) Synonym of benzene.

Derived terms

• monochlorobenzol
• nitrobenzol

Related terms

• benzene

Translations

an impure benzene

• Esperanto: benzolo
• French: benzol (fr) m
• German: Benzol (de) n
• Italian: benzolo m
• Polish: benzol (pl) m
• Spanish: benzol m

See also

• benzol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnˈzɔl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ben‧zol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

benzol n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (dated) benzene

   Synonyms: benzeen, fenyl

Descendants

• Indonesian: benzol

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃.zɔl/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

benzol m (plural benzols)

1. benzol

Further reading

• “benzol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnzol]
• Hyphenation: ben‧zol
• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

benzol (plural benzolok)

1. (organic chemistry) benzene

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	benzol	benzolok
accusative	benzolt	benzolokat
dative	benzolnak	benzoloknak
instrumental	benzollal	benzolokkal
causal-final	benzolért	benzolokért
translative	benzollá	benzolokká
terminative	benzolig	benzolokig
essive-formal	benzolként	benzolokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	benzolban	benzolokban
superessive	benzolon	benzolokon
adessive	benzolnál	benzoloknál
illative	benzolba	benzolokba
sublative	benzolra	benzolokra
allative	benzolhoz	benzolokhoz
elative	benzolból	benzolokból
delative	benzolról	benzolokról
ablative	benzoltól	benzoloktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	benzolé	benzoloké
non-attributive possessive – plural	benzoléi	benzolokéi

Possessive forms of benzol

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	benzolom	benzoljaim
2nd person sing.	benzolod	benzoljaid
3rd person sing.	benzolja	benzoljai
1st person plural	benzolunk	benzoljaink
2nd person plural	benzolotok	benzoljaitok
3rd person plural	benzoljuk	benzoljaik

Further reading

• benzol in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• benzol in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch benzol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbenzol/ [ˈben.zɔl]
• Rhymes: -enzol
• Syllabification: ben‧zol

Noun

benzol

1. an impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes

Related terms

• bensin
• benzena

Further reading

• “benzol”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzol. By surface analysis, benzen +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.zɔl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnzɔl
• Syllabification: ben‧zol

Noun

benzol m inan

1. (organic chemistry) benzol (an impure benzen)

Declension

Declension of benzol

	singular	plural
nominative	benzol	benzole
genitive	benzolu	benzoli
dative	benzolowi	benzolom
accusative	benzol	benzole
instrumental	benzolem	benzolami
locative	benzolu	benzolach
vocative	benzolu	benzole

Derived terms

adjective

• benzolowy

Further reading

• benzol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Alternative forms

• бензол (benzol) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French benzol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈzol/
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: ben‧zol

Noun

benzol m (plural benzoli)

1. benzene

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	benzol	benzolul		benzoli	benzolii
genitive-dative	benzol	benzolului		benzoli	benzolilor
vocative	benzolule			benzolilor

Further reading

• “benzol”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈθol/ [bẽn̟ˈθol] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /benˈsol/ [bẽnˈsol] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: ben‧zol

Noun

benzol m (uncountable)

1. benzol

   Synonym: benceno

Further reading

• “benzol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025