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Definition of Benzoyl

1. n. A compound radical, C₆H₅.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds.

Definition of Benzoyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group ¹

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Definition of Benzoyl

1. a univalent chemical radical [n -S]

Medical Definition of Benzoyl

1. A compound radical, C6H5.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds. [Formerly written also benzule. Origin: Benzoic + Gr. Wood. See -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Benzoyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"It may also be prepared by heating benzoyl chloride with fused and powdered ... By mixing together benzoyl chloride and pyridine and adding water after ..."

2. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Gustav Mann, Walther Löb, Henry William Frederic Lorenz, Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker, Thomas Jeffery Parker, Harry Clary Jones, Sunao Tawara, Leverett White Brownell, Max Julius Louis Le Blanc, Willis Rodney Whitney, John Wesley Brown, Wi (1906)
"COOH. benzoyl-glycyl-amino-acetic acid. Melting point 206'5°. ... The benzoyl-bis. to the benzoyl-penta-compounds and all their derivatives give a violet ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Concerning the benzoyl Esters of the Urine in Diabetes Mellitus, ... Alfthan demonstrated that the benzoyl esters are increased in diabetes mellitus. ..."

4. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1888)
"He first prepared it by heating benzoyl chloride with sodium benzoate, and named it anhydrous benzoic acid or benzoyl benzoate ; l he subsequently found ..."

5. The Chemical Constitution of the Proteins by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1908)
"COOH from benzoyl-alanine azide, which was prepared from benzoyl-alanine, as obtained by Fischer's method, and alanine. benzoyl-alanine azide was also ..."

6. A Manual of elementary chemistry by George Fownes (1866)
"BITTER-ALMOND OIL AND ITS PRODUCTS, benzoyl SERIES. The volatile oil of bitter almonds possesses a very high degree of interest, from its study having, ..."

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