 |
benzene
Found in thesaurus: aromatic hydrocarbon
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
benzene
n.
toxic flammable liquid derived mainly from coal tar (used in the manufacture of medicines and dyes and as a solvent)
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Benzene
Benzene is an important organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C6H6. Its molecule is composed of 6 carbon atoms joined in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. Because its molecules contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
benzene
Noun
1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
(synonym) benzine, benzol
(hypernym) aromatic hydrocarbon
(hyponym) benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula
| Babylon German-English | Download this dictionary |
Benzen (das)
n.
benzol, benzene (Chemistry)
| Babylon French-English | Download this dictionary |
benzène
nm.
benzen, benzene, toxic flammable liquid derived mainly from coal tar (used in the manufacture of medicines and dyes and as a solvent)
