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benzene

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ben=zene

CIDE DICTIONARY

benzenen. [From Benzoin.].
     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 also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.  [1913 Webster]
Benzene nucleus, Benzene ring (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

benzene, n. a colourless carcinogenic volatile liquid found in coal tar, petroleum, etc., and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of plastics etc.

Idiom
benzene ring the hexagonal unsaturated ring of six carbon atoms in the benzene molecule.
Usage
Chem. formula: C6H6
Derivative
benzenoid adj.
Etymology
BENZOIC + -ENE

ROGET THESAURUS

benzene

Cleanness

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