: a monovalent radical C6H5CH2− derived from toluene
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For the latter, the team landed on benzyl benzoate, which mixes awfully slowly with surrounding fluids once this formulation is injected just under the skin, and enables the crystals to aggregate into a solid 'depot' of medication to slowly release into the patient's bloodstream.
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
These include benzyl benzoate lotion, malathion lotion, and lindane lotion.107
Oral Medications
People sometimes need oral medication alone or in combination with a topical medication to treat scabies.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
While sterile water can be used, most researchers instead opt for bacteriostatic water, which contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol to prevent microbial growth.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Conventional home fragrance products can contain hundreds of chemicals, including phthalates, benzaldehyde, camphor, ethyl acetate, benzyl acetate, musk ketone, benzene, formaldehyde, BHT and acetaldehyde.
—Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Prescription treatment benzyl alcohol works by smothering the lice.
—Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2023
This year, authorities at Manzanillo have destroyed more than 16 tons of the meth precursor benzyl chloride and three tons of 2-bromoethyl benzene, which can be used to synthesize fentanyl.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
Huigens thinks that the chemicals themselves - benzyl cyanide and methyl salicylate - aren't actually attractive in their own right.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2010
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
These include benzyl benzoate lotion, malathion lotion, and lindane lotion.107
Oral Medications
People sometimes need oral medication alone or in combination with a topical medication to treat scabies.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
While sterile water can be used, most researchers instead opt for bacteriostatic water, which contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol to prevent microbial growth.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Conventional home fragrance products can contain hundreds of chemicals, including phthalates, benzaldehyde, camphor, ethyl acetate, benzyl acetate, musk ketone, benzene, formaldehyde, BHT and acetaldehyde.
—Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Prescription treatment benzyl alcohol works by smothering the lice.
—Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2023
This year, authorities at Manzanillo have destroyed more than 16 tons of the meth precursor benzyl chloride and three tons of 2-bromoethyl benzene, which can be used to synthesize fentanyl.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
Huigens thinks that the chemicals themselves - benzyl cyanide and methyl salicylate - aren't actually attractive in their own right.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2010
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“Benzyl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benzyl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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