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benzils

benzils is the plural of benzil.

Meaning of benzil

Noun

benzil (countable and uncountable, plural benzils)

  1. The organic compound 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanedione, a diketone used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a photoinitiator for free-radical curing of polymer networks.

Questions about benzils

What is benzils the plural of?
Benzils is the plural of benzil.

Words near benzils in the dictionary

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

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