how to pronounce benzene

/ˈbɛn.ziːn/

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benzene is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… emerged adding gasoline or benzene to …”

meanings of benzene

noun:

Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
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 1.2 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.