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benzo

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Meaning

  1. adjective Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
  2. noun A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
  3. noun Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. noun Clipping of benzodiazepine.

Similar words

pyrene benz pyrones benzocyclic benzoannulated benzenic benzenoid benzoannelated benzannulated benzoid

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