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deoxybenzoin

deoxybenzoin noun: benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed.

Noun

deoxybenzoin (uncountable)

  1. benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed.

Origin of deoxybenzoin

From de- + oxy- + benzoin.

Questions about deoxybenzoin

What does deoxybenzoin mean?
Deoxybenzoin means benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed.
What part of speech is deoxybenzoin?
Deoxybenzoin is a noun.

Words near deoxybenzoin in the dictionary

  1. deoxyanthocyanin
  2. deoxyanthocyanins
  3. deoxyartemisinin
  4. deoxybarbiturate
  5. deoxybarbiturates
  6. deoxybenzoin
  7. deoxybouvardin
  8. deoxycarnitine
  9. deoxyceramide
  10. deoxyceramides
  11. deoxycholate

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