Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benzoyl chloride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zoyl chlo-ride
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colourless fuming liquid, C₆H₅COCl, used in the manufacture of other chemicals.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does benzoyl chloride mean?
A colourless fuming liquid, C₆H₅COCl, used in the manufacture of other chemicals.

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