- benzene ben·zene n
- ['bɛnziːn]
benzene m
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Benzene — Ben zene, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.) A volatile, very inflammable liquid, {C6H6}, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benzene nucleus — Benzene Ben zene, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.) A volatile, very inflammable liquid, {C6H6}, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benzene ring — Benzene Ben zene, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.) A volatile, very inflammable liquid, {C6H6}, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chlo|ro|ben|zene — «KLR oh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN; KLOHR », noun. a colorless, inflammable liquid, formed by combining chlorine with benzene, and used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides. Formula: C6H5Cl … Useful english dictionary
di|ni|tro|ben|zene — «dy NY troh BEHN zeen», noun. Chemistry. one of three white or yellowish isomeric compounds produced by the action of boiling nitric acid on either benzene or nitrobenzene, and used in making dyes. Formula: C6H4N2O4 … Useful english dictionary
eth|yl|ben|zene — «EHTH uhl BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. a colorless, flammable liquid derived from ethylene and benzene, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in the production of styrene. Formula: C8H10 … Useful english dictionary
hex|a|chlo|ro|ben|zene — «HEHK suh KLR uh BEHN zeen, KLOHR », noun. a compound combining a hydrocarbon with a chloride, used especially in organic synthesis and in the treatment of grain seeds. Formula: C6Cl6 ╂[< hexa + chlor(ine) + benzene] … Useful english dictionary
ni|tro|ben|zene — «NY troh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. a poisonous yellowish liquid that smells like oil of bitter almonds, obtained from benzene by the action of nitric acid, used in making aniline, in perfumery, and as a reagent. Formula: C6H5NO2 … Useful english dictionary
tri|ni|tro|ben|zene — «try NY troh BEHN zeen, behn ZEEN», noun. a yellow, crystalline compound used as an explosive. Formula: C6H3N3O6 ╂[< tri + nitro + benzene] … Useful english dictionary
benzene ring — ben′zene ring n. chem. the graphic representation of the structure of benzene as a hexagon with a carbon atom at each of its points, each carbon atom united with an atom of hydrogen • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
benzene — ben|zene [ˈbenzi:n, benˈzi:n] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: bezoin type of chemical compound obtained from a tree (16 21 centuries), from Old French benjoin, from Catalan benjuí, from Arabic luban jawi frankincense of Java ] a liquid obtained… … Dictionary of contemporary English
