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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Benzoic

dehyde.]

(Chem.)

A compound radical,

C6H5.CH=

, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; – used adjectively or in combination.

benzal

(chemistry) A transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.