benzal chloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.

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Etymology

Origin of benzal chloride

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The first of these is benzyl chloride, the second benzal chloride, and the third benzotrichloride or phenyl chloroform.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael