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benzenesulphonyl

benzenesulphonyl noun: the sulphonyl of benzene (chemical formula: C₆H₅SO₂).

Noun

benzenesulphonyl (uncountable)

  1. The sulphonyl of benzene (chemical formula: C₆H₅SO₂).

Forms of benzenesulphonyl

alternative contractionbesyl
alternative abbreviationBs
alternative formbenzenesulfonyl

Origin of benzenesulphonyl

From benzene (“aromatic hydrocarbon of the formula C₆H₆”) + sulphonyl (“univalent radical derived from a sulphonic acid”).

Words formed from benzenesulphonyl

  • benzenesulphonyl chloride

Questions about benzenesulphonyl

What does benzenesulphonyl mean?
Benzenesulphonyl means the sulphonyl of benzene (chemical formula: C₆H₅SO₂).
What part of speech is benzenesulphonyl?
Benzenesulphonyl is a noun.

Words near benzenesulphonyl in the dictionary

  1. benzenesulfonohydrazide
  2. benzenesulfonyl
  3. benzenesulfonyl hydrazide
  4. benzenesulphonamide
  5. benzenesulphonate
  6. benzenesulphonyl
  7. benzenethiol
  8. benzenethiols
  9. benzenic
  10. benzenium
  11. benzenium ion

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