benzene

Questions about benzene

What does benzene mean?

benzene means "a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds".

How many syllables are in benzene?

benzene has 2 syllables: ben-zene. The stress falls on "zene". In IPA it is /bɛnˈzin/.

What is another word for benzene?

Close synonyms include benzine, benzol. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benzene a common word?

benzene is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with benzene?

4 words rhyme with benzene. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.