iodobenzene

noun

iodo·​benzene

ī¦ōdə,

ī¦ädə+

: a colorless liquid C₆H₅I made usually from benzene by reaction with iodine and nitric acid

called also phenyl iodide

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary iod- + benzene

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