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benzoyls

benzoyls is the plural of benzoyl.

Meaning of benzoyl

Noun

benzoyl (plural benzoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
    • The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN

Questions about benzoyls

What is benzoyls the plural of?
Benzoyls is the plural of benzoyl.

Words near benzoyls in the dictionary

  1. benzoylphenyl
  2. benzoylphenyls
  3. benzoylpseudotropine
  4. benzoylpyridine
  5. benzoylpyridines
  6. benzoyls
  7. benzoyltartrate
  8. benzoyltartrates
  9. benzoyltransferase
  10. benzoyltransferases
  11. benzoylurea

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