benzo
/ˌbɛnzoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.37 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
noun
Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
Example Sentences
- "The benzos, it turns out, are just as highly addicting as the barbs, but they do have a much lower potential to cause death by overdose."
- "I feel fly / I'm rocking Kenzo / I'll get high, but I ain't doing benzos"
- "Now I'm starin' at the room service menu off a benzo / I can hear the music continue to crescendo"
- "Martin said he was partially inspired to open the store by his stepbrother Gord Rennie, who died of a drug overdose last year. Rennie was interviewed in the VICE News Tonight documentary, Beyond Fentanyl, about his addiction to benzo dope."
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
benzocyclobutene
benzocyclobutenylpotassium
benzodiazole
benzodioxin
benzodithiolium
benzofurazan
benzofurazanide
benzohydrazide
benzohydroquinone
benzoisochromanequinone
benzonitrile
benzopyrylium