Benzophenol

/ˌbɛnzoʊˈfiːnɔl/ noun

Definition

A hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic compound formed by fusing benzene rings with a phenolic structure, used in synthesis of pharmaceuticals and dyes.

Etymology

From benzo- (benzene) + phenol (hydroxybenzene, from Greek phen- light + -ol alcohol suffix). Named systematically to indicate the benzene fusion with a phenol-like hydroxyl group.

Kelly Says

The hydroxyl group (-OH) in benzophenol makes it reactive in ways that pure hydrocarbons aren't—it's like adding a tiny chemical handle that allows benzophenol to stick to other molecules, making it useful as a building block for more complex medications and dyes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በንዝኦፌኖል
ben-zo-fe-nol
ARالعربية
بِنزوفينول
ben-zo-fe-nool
BNবাংলা
বেঞ্জোফেনল
ben-jo-fe-nol
CACatalà
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
CSČeština
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
DADansk
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
DEDeutsch
Benzophenol
ben-tso-fe-nol
ELΕλληνικά
βενζοφαινόλη
ben-zo-fa-no-li
ESEspañol
benzenofeno
ben-zen-o-fe-no
FAفارسی
بنزofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
FISuomi
bensolifenoli
ben-so-li-fe-no-li
FRFrançais
benzophénol
ben-zo-fe-nol
GUGU
બેન્ઝોફેનોલ
ben-zo-fe-nol
HAHA
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
HEעברית
בנזופנול
ben-zo-fen-ol
HIहिन्दी
बेंजोफिनोल
ben-zo-fi-nol
HUMagyar
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
IDBahasa Indonesia
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
IGIG
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
ITItaliano
benzofenone
ben-zo-fe-no-ne
JA日本語
ベンゾフェノール
benzo-fe-no-ru
KKKK
бензофенол
ben-zo-fe-nol
KMKM
ប៉ែនស៊ូហ្វេណូល
ban-so-hu-fen-ool
KO한국어
벤조페놀
ben-jo-pe-nol
MRMR
बेन्झोफिनोल
ben-jo-fi-nol
MSBahasa Melayu
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
MYမြန်မာ
ဘင်ဇိုဖီနိုင်း
bin-zo-fi-no-in
NLNederlands
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
NONorsk
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
PAPA
ਬੈਂਜੋਫੀਨੋਲ
ban-jo-fi-nol
PLPolski
benzenofenol
ben-zen-o-fe-nol
PTPortuguês
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
RORomână
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
RUРусский
бензофенол
ben-zo-fe-nol
SVSvenska
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
SWKiswahili
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
TAதமிழ்
பென்சோபீனோல்
pen-so-pee-nool
TEతెలుగు
బెంజోఫెనోల్
ben-jo-fe-nol
THไทย
เบนซอฟินอล
ben-so-fi-nal
TLTL
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
TRTürkçe
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
UKУкраїнська
бензофенол
ben-zo-fe-nol
URاردو
بنزو فینول
ben-zo-fi-nol
VITiếng Việt
benzenophenol
ben-zen-o-fe-nol
YOYO
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol
ZH中文
苯酚
fēn fēn
ZUZU
benzofenol
ben-zo-fe-nol

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