how to pronounce benzene

/bɛnˈziːn/

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benzene is pronounced in two syllables

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bɛnzn

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An example use of benzene in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… wash benzene washing gasoline but no one …”

meanings of benzene

noun:

  1. Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
  2. An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

benzene frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word benzene occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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