benzhydrol

noun

benz·​hy·​drol

benz-ˈhī-ˌdrȯl,

-ˌdrōl

variants or less commonly benzohydrol

ˌben-zō-ˈhī-ˌdrȯl,

-ˌdrōl

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline secondary alcohol (C₆H₅)₂CHOH made usually by reduction of benzophenone and used in organic synthesis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + hydrol

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