hydrobenzoin

noun

hy·​dro·​benzoin

: a crystalline compound (C₆H₅CHOH)−₂ formed by action of sodium amalgam on benzaldehyde and yielding benzoin on oxidation

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + benzoin; originally formed in German

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