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BENZENE RING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached

Synonyms:

benzene formula; benzene nucleus; benzene ring; Kekule formula

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("benzene ring" is a kind of...):

benzene; benzine; benzol (a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds)

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 Context examples: 

Potentially cancer-causing compound containing amine with an aromatic ring substituted for one or more of its hydrogen atoms, i.e., -NH2, -NH- or nitrogen group(s) attached to an aromatic hydrocarbon, whose structure usually contains one or more benzene rings.

(Carcinogenic Aromatic Amine, NCI Thesaurus)