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adj
Having an electronic structure analogous to that of benzene; Containing at least one benzene ring
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
A compound of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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adjective
similar to benzene in structure or linkage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree German Benzoe German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English -oid English benzenoid From benzene + -oid.
Across languages
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