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benzone

benzone noun: benzophenone-n, a class of UVA/UVB absorbers that include a central benzene ring with two phenyl groups attached at different positions.

Noun

benzone

  1. Benzophenone-n, a class of UVA/UVB absorbers that include a central benzene ring with two phenyl groups attached at different positions.

Words formed from benzone

Questions about benzone

What does benzone mean?
Benzone means benzophenone-n, a class of UVA/UVB absorbers that include a central benzene ring with two phenyl groups attached at different positions.
What part of speech is benzone?
Benzone is a noun.

Words near benzone in the dictionary

  1. benzonaphthol
  2. benzonaphthothiophene
  3. benzonase
  4. benzonases
  5. benzonatate
  6. benzone
  7. benzonidazole
  8. benzonitrile
  9. benzonitriles
  10. benzonuclease
  11. benzophenanthridine

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