Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe univalent radical derived from toluene
Similar
benzyl groupbenzyl radical
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbenzyl
Translations
Arabic بَنْزِيل
- بَنْزِيل (banzīl)chemical compound
Catalan benzil
- benzilchemical compound
Chinese Cantonese 苄, 苄基
- 苄 (bin⁶)chemical compound
- 苄基 (bin⁶ gei¹)chemical compound
Chinese Mandarin 苄, 苄基
- 苄 (biàn)chemical compound
- 苄基 (biànjī)chemical compound
Finnish bentsyyli
- bentsyylichemical compound
French benzyle
- benzylechemical compound
Hebrew בנזיל
- בנזילchemical compound
Hindi धूपल
- धूपल (dhūpal)chemical compound
Hungarian benzil
- benzilchemical compound
Italian benzile
- benzilechemical compound
Japanese ベンジル基
- ベンジル基 (benjiru-ki)chemical compound
Korean 벤질기
- 벤질기 (benjilgi)chemical compound
Polish benzyl
- benzylchemical compound
Portuguese benzilo
- benzilochemical compound
Punjabi ਬੈਨਜ਼ਾਈਲ
- ਬੈਨਜ਼ਾਈਲ (bainzāīla)chemical compound
Romanian benzil
- benzilchemical compound
Spanish bencilo
- bencilochemical compound
Cite this entry
APA
benzyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzyl
MLA
“benzyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzyl.
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