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benzal

benzal noun: a transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.

Noun

benzal (countable and uncountable, plural benzals)

  1. A transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.

Forms of benzal

pluralbenzals

Origin of benzal

From benzoic + -al (“aldehyde”).

Words formed from benzal

Questions about benzal

What does benzal mean?
Benzal means a transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.
What part of speech is benzal?
Benzal is a noun.
What is the plural of benzal?
The plural of benzal is benzals.

Words near benzal in the dictionary

  1. benz
  2. benz-
  3. benzacridine
  4. benzacridines
  5. Benzaiten
  6. benzal
  7. benzal chloride
  8. benzalacetone
  9. benzalacetophenone
  10. benzalacetophenones
  11. benzaldehyde

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