benzene
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Definition of benzene
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
“Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.”
“The recall notice, published earlier this week, noted that the affected products likely will not expose people to levels of benzene high enough to cause health issues.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
“Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.”
“The recall notice, published earlier this week, noted that the affected products likely will not expose people to levels of benzene high enough to cause health issues.”
- (in-compounds, uncountable, usually)Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
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Etymology
Etymology tree German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene A technical term in chemistry, adopted in English in 1835…
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Etymology tree German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene A technical term in chemistry, adopted in English in 1835 as benzine (benzene from 1872), from German Benzin, which was coined in 1833 by Eilhardt Mitscherlich based on Benzoesäure (“benzoic acid”), plus the technical ending -ene (German -in) denoting hydrocarbons. The adjective benzoic is in turn from benzoin, originally a term for a balsamic resin from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, Portuguese beijoim, Italian benzoe, probably, from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). Not related to German Benz (surname).
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