benzene series

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a series of aromatic hydrocarbons derived from benzene by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with one or more methyl groups. The first three members are benzene, toluene, and xylene.

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Example Sentences

The hydrocarbons mostly belong to the benzene series CnH2n-6, the naphthalene series CnH2n-12, and the anthracene and phenanthrene series CnH2n-18.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Azo Compounds, a class of substances which belong to the benzene series and contain carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

And if these failed to save the princely patient he was embalmed in aromatics or, as we now call them, antiseptics of the benzene series.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

But when three acetylene molecules join to form a ring of six carbon atoms we get compounds of the benzene series such as were described in the chapter on the coal-tar colors.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

Benzene, the first member of the benzene series, is a liquid boiling at 80°.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William