benzenoid

American  

[ben-zuh-noid] / ˈbɛn zəˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or similar to benzene, especially with respect to structure.

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noun

1. any benzene compound.

Etymology

Origin of benzenoid

First recorded in 1885–90; benzene + -oid

Example Sentences

In a similar effort, Jerry R. Dias of the University of Missouri at Kansas City devised a periodic classification of a type of organic molecule called benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons.

From Scientific American • Jan. 21, 2011

And several of the 16 countries insist that Congress must also repeal the so-called American Selling Price system for fixing tariffs on such items as benzenoid chemicals, sneakers, canned clams and woolen knit gloves.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stronger argument against the ethylenoid linkages demanded by Kekul�’s formula is provided by the remarkable stability towards oxidizing and reducing agents which characterizes all benzenoid compounds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Bamberger’s observations on reduced quinoline derivatives point to the same conclusion, that condensed nuclei are not benzenoid, but possess an individual character, which breaks down, however, when the molecule is reduced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The molecule is aromatic but not benzenoid; however, by the reduction of one half of the molecule, the other assumes a benzenoid character.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various