benzoyl group

1. 1.

   the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid

   Synonymsbenzoyl radical

   Broadergroup

Questions about benzoyl group

What does benzoyl group mean?

benzoyl group means "the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid".

What is another word for benzoyl group?

Close synonyms include benzoyl radical. 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 benzoyl group a common word?

benzoyl group 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.