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benzoyl

/ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zoyl
IPA
/ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

benzoyls (plural) benzoil (alternative, archaic) benzule (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

aminobenzoyl benzoylation benzoylecgonine benzoylhydrazine benzoylhydroxylamine benzoylmethylecgonine benzoyltransferase chlorobenzoyl dibenzoyl fluorobenzoyl

Phrases

benzoyl chloride benzoyl peroxide

Questions

How do you pronounce benzoyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/.
What does benzoyl mean?
A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
Where does benzoyl come from?
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.

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