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benzene

ben·zene
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ben-zeen, ben-zeen]
    • /ˈbɛn zin, bɛnˈzin/
    • /ˈben.ziːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ben-zeen, ben-zeen]
    • /ˈbɛn zin, bɛnˈzin/

Definitions of benzene word

  • uncountable noun benzene Benzene is a clear, colourless liquid which is used to make plastics. 3
  • noun benzene a colourless flammable toxic aromatic liquid used in the manufacture of styrene, phenol, etc, as a solvent for fats, resins, etc, and as an insecticide. Formula: C6H6 3
  • noun benzene a clear, flammable, poisonous, aromatic liquid, C6H6, obtained by scrubbing coal gas with oil and by the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used as a solvent and in making a vast number of derivatives used in plastics, insecticides, detergents, paints, dyes, etc. 3
  • noun benzene Benzene is a colorless, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon derived from petroleum. Benzene is a precursor in the manufacture of a wide variety of chemical products, and is also used as a solvent. 3
  • noun benzene a colorless, volatile, flammable, toxic, slightly water-soluble, liquid, aromatic compound, C 6 H 6 , obtained chiefly from coal tar: used in the manufacture of commercial and medicinal chemicals, dyes, and as a solvent for resins, fats, or the like. 1
  • noun benzene chemical compound 1
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Origin of benzene

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; benz(oic acid) + -ene

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benzene popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • benzene ring

    the hexagonal ring of bonded carbon atoms in the benzene molecule or its derivatives

  • benzene series

    a series of aromatic hydrocarbons derived from benzene by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with one or more methyl groups. The first three members are benzene, toluene, and xylene.

  • benzenoid

    similar to benzene

  • chlorobenzene

    a colourless volatile flammable insoluble liquid with an almond-like odour, made from chlorine and benzene and used as a solvent and in the preparation of many organic compounds, esp phenol and DDT. Formula: C6H5Cl

  • dichlorobenzene

    any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes

  • dinitrobenzene

    any of three isomeric benzene derivatives having the formula C 6 H 4 NO 2 , made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene, the most important of which is the meta form: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
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