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benzo

  • /ˌbɛnzoʊ/

adjective

  1. not comparable Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.

noun benzos

  1. A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
  2. Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
  3. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of benzodiazepine The benzos, it turns out, are just as highly addicting as the barbs, but they do have a much lower potential to cause death by overdose.

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@misc{benzo_2026,
  title = {benzo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benzo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}