deoxybenzoin

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noun

benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed.

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Meanings

noundeoxybenzoin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrybenzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed.

Origin

From de- + oxy- + benzoin.

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Anagrams

dioxybenzone
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APA

deoxybenzoin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybenzoin

MLA

“deoxybenzoin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybenzoin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxybenzoin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybenzoin.

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