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

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Example Sentences

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benzenoid

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

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

He suggests that the term “quinone” theory be abandoned, and replaced by the Umlagerungs theory, since this term implies some intermolecular rearrangement, and does not connote simply benzenoid compounds as does “quinonoid.”

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

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.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola

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