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benzilic acid

benzilic acid noun: a white crystalline aromatic acid soluble in many primary alcohols, which can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, alcohol, and potassium hydroxide.

Noun

benzilic acid (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline aromatic acid soluble in many primary alcohols, which can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, alcohol, and potassium hydroxide.

benzilic acid meaning in Tamil

benzilic acid in Tamil

பென்சிலிக்கமிலம்

Origin of benzilic acid

From benzil + -ic + acid.

Words formed from benzilic acid

Questions about benzilic acid

What does benzilic acid mean?
Benzilic acid means a white crystalline aromatic acid soluble in many primary alcohols, which can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, alcohol, and potassium hydroxide.
What is benzilic acid in Tamil?
Benzilic acid in Tamil is பென்சிலிக்கமிலம். See Benzilic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is benzilic acid?
Benzilic acid is a noun.

Words near benzilic acid in the dictionary

  1. benzil
  2. benzilate
  3. benzilates
  4. benzile
  5. benzilic
  6. benzilic acid
  7. benzilone
  8. benzils
  9. benzimidazo
  10. benzimidazole
  11. benzimidazoles

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