benzile

English

Etymology

From benzoin.

Noun

benzile (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, dated) A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for benzile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Italian

Noun

benzile m (plural benzili)

  1. (organic chemistry) benzyl
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