English edit

Etymology edit

From benzoin.

Noun edit

benzile (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, dated) A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for benzile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Italian edit

Noun edit

benzile m (plural benzili)

  1. (organic chemistry) benzyl

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

benzile f

  1. definite nominative/accusative plural of bandă