BENZYL
\bˈɛnzɪl], \bˈɛnzɪl], \b_ˈɛ_n_z_ɪ_l]\
Sort: Oldest first
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
-
A hydrocarbon, C7H7= C6H5CH2, acting as a univalent radicle. B. alcohol, C6H5.CH2.OH, or phenylmethyl alcohol, an oily liquid occurring naturally in storax, balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu, and formed by the hydration of benzoic aldehyde. B. benzoate, C6H5.CH.C7H5O2, and B. cinnamate (cinnamein). C6H5CH2.C9H7O2, occur naturally in the balsams of Peru and Tolu.
By Alexander Duane
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.