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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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(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.

benzile ‎(uncountable)

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

benzile m ‎(plural benzili)