Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Derived from German Benzol, probably via Belarusian бензо́л (bjenzól), Russian, Ukrainian бензо́л (benzól) (otherwise one would arrive at בענצאָל (bentsol)). Compare Latvian benzols.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛnˈzɔɫ/, /bənˈzɔɫ/

Noun edit

בענזאָל (benzolm

  1. (organic chemistry) benzene
    Synonym: בענזין (benzin)

References edit

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “benzene”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN