Benzyl Meaning
/ˈbɛnzɪl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid
Sentence Examples
Do you know what benzyl acetate smells like?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist synthesized a ____ chloride compound for the experiment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ group is a very common structure in organic chemistry studies city.
Word Origin & History
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 *zawabor.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) 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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist synthesized a ____ chloride compound for the experiment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ group is a very common structure in organic chemistry studies city.