בענזאָל
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
Noun edit
בענזאָל • (benzol) m
- (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