(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:06:26

Ben"zile (?), n. [From Benzoin.] Chem.

A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.

 

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