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

It will be understood in future that a phenol is a hydroxy-derivative of a benzenoid hydrocarbon.

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Syntheses of the Benzene Ring.—The characteristic distinctions 54 which exist between aliphatic and benzenoid compounds make the transformations of one class into the other especially interesting.

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One-third of which is of benzenoid type The lignone contains but little hydroxyl.

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These oxygen derivatives of benzenoid hydrocarbons form a special group of compounds known as quinones.

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In other words, we might have had to wait till 1965 to reach our present state of knowledge concerning the theory of benzenoid compounds if the coal-tar industry had not been in existence.

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