Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

    Benzol

    бензо́лbenzól

    бензе́нbenzén, бензо́лbenzól

  2. (in compounds, uncountable, usually)Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.

More definitions
  • a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Don't inhale directly from the bottle containing benzene.

  2. Tobacco smoke contains more than seventy carcinogens, including benzene.

    deTabakrauch enthält über 70 krebserregende Substanzen, darunter Benzol. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Benzene molecules are hexagonal in shape.

    ruМолекулы бензола имеют шестиугольную форму. — Balamax

    deBenzolmoleküle haben eine sechseckige Form. — Manfredo

  4. Cassini's atmospheric sensing instruments have revealed other carbon compounds, too, such as benzene and acetylene.

  5. Benzene is a hydrocarbon.

    deBenzol ist ein Kohlenwasserstoff. — Vortarulo

Translations

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aromatic compound C6H6:
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