- a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which benzene, benzoic acid, or one or more of the phenyl groups is present: benzocaine.
combining form
- indicating a benzene ring fused to another ring in a polycyclic compoundbenzofuran
- indicating derivation from benzene or benzoic acid or the presence of phenyl groupsbenzophenone
pref.
- Benzene; benzoic acid:benzodiazepine.