benzene ring

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   a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached

   Synonymsbenzene formulabenzene nucleusKekule formula

   Broaderbenzene

Questions about benzene ring

What does benzene ring mean?

benzene ring means "a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached".

What is another word for benzene ring?

Close synonyms include benzene formula, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula. 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 ring a common word?

benzene ring is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.