besyl
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besyl (uncountable)
- Contraction of benzenesulphonyl.
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- Senning, Alexander (2019) The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature, Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, →ISBN, § 2.7: “Semitrivial names”, page 123: “Besyl- (benzenesulfonyl-), a contraction of the systematic name.”