original name of benzene (q.v.). By 1864 as the name of a different substance, a colorless liquid obtained from the distillation of petroleum.
benthos
benumb
benzaldehyde
Benzedrine
benzene
benzine
benzo-
benzodiazepine
benzoic
benzoin
Beowulf
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