noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid especially, in-compounds
2. 2
   the univalent radical derived from toluene wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

benzyl groupbenzyl radical

Example

More examples

"Do you know what benzyl acetate smells like?"

Etymology

From benz- + -yl.

Related phrases

N-benzyl-N-isopropylpivalamidebenzyl alcoholbenzyl bromidebenzyl cellulosebenzyl chloridebenzyl cyanide

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