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benzyl

/ˈbɛnzɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zyl
IPA
/ˈbɛnzɪl/
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid

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 English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl From benz- + -yl.

Inflected Forms

benzyls (plural)

Derived Forms

ambenonium benderizine benzalkonium benzethonium benzyladenine benzylamine benzylated benzylating benzylation benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium benzylhydantoin benzylhydroxylamine

Phrases

benzyl alcohol benzyl bromide benzyl cellulose benzyl chloride benzyl cyanide N-benzyl-N-isopropylpivalamide

Frequently Paired Words

benzylene

Synonyms

benzyl group benzyl radical

Questions

How do you pronounce benzyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛnzɪl/.
What does benzyl mean?
The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid
Where does benzyl 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 English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl From benz- + -yl.

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