benzoyl

English

Alternative forms

benzoil (archaic)
benzule (obsolete)

Etymology

From benzoic +‎ -yl

Noun

benzoyl (plural benzoyls)

(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group

Translations

univalent radical

Finnish: bentsoyyli, bentsoyyliryhmä
French: benzoyle (fr) m

Italian: benzoile (it) m
Romanian: benzoil m

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