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benzoyl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/
  • /ˈbɛnzəʊ.aɪl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C6H5CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, in-compounds

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzoyl From benzoic + -yl.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бензоил (benzoil) — univalent radical
  • Finnish: bentsoyyli — univalent radical
  • Finnish: bentsoyyliryhmä — univalent radical
  • French: benzoyle — univalent radical
  • Italian: benzoile — univalent radical
  • Polish: benzoil — univalent radical
  • Romanian: benzoil — univalent radical