benzene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛnziːn/
rhymes: -ɛnziːn
Forms: form: benzenes
form: benzine
Etymology: A technical term in chemistry, adopted in English in 1835 as benzine (benzene from 1872), from German Benzin, which was coined in 1833 by Eilhardt Mitscherlich based on Benzoesäure (“benzoic acid”), plus the technical ending -ene (German -in) denoting hydrocarbons. The adjective benzoic is in turn from benzoin, originally a term for a balsamic resin from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, Portuguese beijoim, Italian benzoi, probably, from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”).
Not related to German Benz (surname).
Senses: examples: text: Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
ref: 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
text: The recall notice, published earlier this week, noted that the affected products likely will not expose people to levels of benzene high enough to cause health issues.
ref: 2021 November 26, Jackie Wattles, “Some Old Spice and Secret deodorants recalled after cancer-causing chemical is detected”, in CNN Business:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
hypernyms: volatile organic compound
glosses: An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
Derived terms: alkylbenzene
allylbenzene
aminobenzene
arsenobenzene
azobenzene
azoxybenzene
benserazide
benz-
benzannulated
benzeneamine
benzeneazo
benzeneazothiocarbonyl
benzenecarboximidamide
benzenecyclopentadienyliron
benzenediamine
benzenediazo
benzenediazoate
benzenediazonium
benzenedicarbonyl
benzenediol
benzeneethanol
benzenehexacarboxylic
benzenehexoxide
benzeneiron
benzeneperoxyseleninic
benzeneperoxysulfonic
benzene ring
benzeneruthenium
benzeneseleninic
benzeneselenonate
benzeneselenonic
benzenesulfinate
benzenesulfinyl
benzenesulfonate
benzenesulfonic
benzenesulfonic acid
benzenesulfonyl
benzenesulfonylhydrazide
benzenesulfonylperoxosulfate
benzenesulphonothioic
benzenesulphonyl
benzenethiol
benzenic
benzenoid
benzenol
benzo-
borabenzene
bromobenzene
butylbenzene
chlorobenzene
circumbenzene
cyclohexylbenzene
dehydrobenzene
deuterobenzene
dibromobenzene
dichlorobenzene
diheterabenzene
dimethoxybenzene
dinitrobenzene
dinitrochlorobenzene
dithionitrobenzene
divinylbenzene
ethenylbenzene
ethylbenzene
ethynylbenzene
fluorobenzene
halobenzene
hexabenzobenzene
hexachlorobenzene
hexadeuterobenzene
hexaferrocenylbenzene
hexafluorobenzene
hexamethylbenzene
hexanitrobenzene
hydroxybenzene
iodabenzene
iodobenzene
isopropylbenzene
methoxybenzene
methylbenzene
monovinyl benzene
monovinylbenzene
nitrobenzene
nitrosobenzene
oxybenzene
phenylbenzene
propylbenzene
radiobenzene
superbenzene
tetramethylbenzene
thiabendazole
trichlorobenzene
trihydroxybenzene
trimethylbenzene
trinitrobenzene
vinylbenzene
Related terms: cyclohexane
cyclohexene
cycloalkane
cycloalkene
cyclohexatriene