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Benzoyl Uncommon

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group

See Also
benzoylphenyl benzal salicyl benzoic acid stovain benzoylacetate benzoyltransferase benzoylation
Related Terms

Origin

Benzoyl comes from combining the word benzoic with the suffix -yl. It originally referred to a specific chemical group derived from benzoic acid.

Rhyming Words
oyl aroyl enoyl lipoyl indoyl oleoyl thioyl acroyl octoyl imidoyl adipoyl quinoyl sialoyl dienoyl pteroyl galloyl caproyl lauroyl anisoyl nonanoyl
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