benzo English

Meaning benzo meaning

What does benzo mean?

benzo adjective

— (organic chemistry) of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring

benzo noun

— (organic chemistry) A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring

— (organic chemistry) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group

— (informal) A benzodiazepine.