Definition of Benzene
Ben´zene
n.
1.
(Chem.)
A
volatile
,
very
inflammable
liquid
,
C6H6
,
contained
in
the
naphtha
produced
by
the
destructive
distillation
of
coal
,
from
which
it
is
separated
by
fractional
distillation
.
The
name
is
sometimes
applied
also
to
the
impure
commercial
product
or
benzole
,
and
also
,
but
rarely
,
to
a
similar
mixed
product
of
petroleum
.
Benzene nucleus
(Chem.)
a
closed
chain
or
ring
,
consisting
of
six
carbon
atoms
,
each
with
one
hydrogen
atom
attached
,
regarded
as
the
type
from
which
the
aromatic
compounds
are
derived
.
This
ring
formula
is
provisionally
accepted
as
representing
the
probable
constitution
of
the
benzene
molecule
,
C6H6
,
and
as
the
type
on
which
its
derivatives
are
formed
.
Related Words
aromatic
hydrocarbon
,
benzene
formula
,
benzene
nucleus
,
benzene
ring
,
benzine
,
benzol
,
Kekule
formula
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