BENZENOID

benzenoid

(adjective) similar to benzene in structure or linkage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

benzenoid (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Having an electronic structure analogous to that of benzene.

(organic chemistry) Containing at least one benzene ring.

Noun

benzenoid (plural benzenoids)

(organic chemistry) A compound of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary



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INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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