benzol

[ben-zawl, -zol]

noun Chemistry.

(no longer in technical use) benzene.

Origin of benzol

benz- + -ol¹

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Historical Examples of benzol

It is soluble in bisulphide of carbon, and in benzol, without decomposing.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Benzol rapidly removes the grease stains, and may be advantageously substituted for preparations of soap.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Delicate objects in gypseous alabaster can only be safely cleaned with benzol, or with pure oil of turpentine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
They are all soluble in ether, benzol, and turpentine, and may be mixed with each other in any proportion.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Benzene (Benzol) is the specific coal-tar product which has the formula C6H6.
The Preservation of Antiquities
Friedrich Rathgen

British Dictionary definitions for benzol

benzol

benzole

noun

a crude form of benzene, containing toluene, xylene, and other hydrocarbons, obtained from coal tar or coal gas and used as a fuel

an obsolete name for benzene

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