"benzo" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌbɛnzoʊ/
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} benzo (not comparable)
  1. (organic chemistry) Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-benzo-en-adj-S1RnJ7sC Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˌbɛnzoʊ/ Forms: benzos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} benzo (plural benzos)
  1. (organic chemistry) A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-benzo-en-noun-LIN1R~3e Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry, Recreational drugs
    Sense id: en-benzo-en-noun-yJD2zuoF Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 23 24 34 19 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  3. (informal) Clipping of benzodiazepine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: benzodiazepine
    Sense id: en-benzo-en-noun-ux9ENxdq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: benzocyclobutene, benzocyclobutenylpotassium, benzodiazole, benzodioxin, benzodithiolium, benzo dope, benzo flu, benzofurazan, benzofurazanide, benzohydrazide, benzonitrile, benzothiazolethiolate, benzothiazolylthiolate, benzotriazole, benzotriazolium, benzotriazolo, benzotrifluoride

Inflected forms

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