benzo

  1. Adjective.  (organic chemistry) of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
  2. Abbreviation.  benzodiazepine.
  3. Noun.  (organic chemistry) A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
  4. Noun.  (organic chemistry) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.

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