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hydroxybenzene

hydroxybenzene noun: phenol.

Noun

hydroxybenzene (uncountable)

  1. phenol

Origin of hydroxybenzene

From hydroxy- + benzene.

Questions about hydroxybenzene

What does hydroxybenzene mean?
Hydroxybenzene means phenol.
What part of speech is hydroxybenzene?
Hydroxybenzene is a noun.

Words near hydroxybenzene in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyapatites
  2. hydroxyaryl
  3. hydroxyaryls
  4. hydroxybenzaldehyde
  5. hydroxybenzaldehydes
  6. hydroxybenzene
  7. hydroxybenzoate
  8. hydroxybenzoates
  9. hydroxybenzoic
  10. hydroxybenzoic acid
  11. hydroxybenzoic acids

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