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Meaning of 苯

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Pinyin: běn
English Definition: benzene; benzol (chemistry)
Chinese Definition:
①一种有机化合物,无色液体,有特殊的气味,可从煤焦油,石油中提取,是多种化学工业的原料和溶剂。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ běn ] root, origin, source; basis
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Example Words
硝基苯 xiāo běn nitrobenzene; benzoil nitrate (chemistry)
多氯联苯 duō lián běn polychlorinated biphenyl; PCB
氯苯 běn chlorobenzene C6H5Cl
烷基苯 wán běn alkyl benzene; dodecylbenzene C18H30
对苯醌 duì běn kūn 1,4-benzoquinone (chemistry); para-benzoquinone
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Example Sentences
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In effect, it levitated on a thin bromobenzene film.
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"The refinery was just hemorrhaging benzene into the atmosphere, " she says.
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The chemist Kekule discovered the ring structure of benzene in a dream.
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Among U.S. smokers, 90% of benzene exposures come from cigarettes.
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使
Cut back on caffeine and do not smoke. Be careful about using decongestants that contain pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine.