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  • noun Plural form of benzene.

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Examples

  • When immersed in water, each one becomes a time-released capsule of compounds like nicotine, cancer-causing benzenes, heavy metals and other dangerous compounds.

    Don't Be a Fishing Butthead 2009

  • When immersed in water, each one becomes a time-released capsule of compounds like nicotine, cancer-causing benzenes, heavy metals and other dangerous compounds.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Mr. MALEK-WILEY: Some of the benzenes and toluenes that are definitely known to cause cancer have been evaporating, but there hasn't been enough air testing to confirm that there haven't been any clouds of benzenes, toluenes impacting coastal communities.

    What To Do With Trash Left Behind In Gulf Cleanup? 2010

  • Mr. MALEK-WILEY: Some of the benzenes and toluenes that are definitely known to cause cancer have been evaporating, but there hasn't been enough air testing to confirm that there haven't been any clouds of benzenes, toluenes impacting coastal communities.

    What To Do With Trash Left Behind In Gulf Cleanup? 2010

  • There are also, of course, trimethylated benzenes, and compounds where the substituted groups are more complex than methyl groups.

    Hot Buttered James Killus 2008

  • MVK will further react to give methyl glyoxal, which is also a product of the photooxidation of alkylated benzenes like toluene and xylene.

    Archive 2007-08-01 James Killus 2007

  • MVK will further react to give methyl glyoxal, which is also a product of the photooxidation of alkylated benzenes like toluene and xylene.

    Isoprene James Killus 2007

  • And we have clearly taken a look at all the hexavalent chromium, all the dioxin, all the benzenes, all the cancers and have, in fact, found that it's elevated and it is of concern.

    CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2006 2006

  • RODENBECK: Potentially, you have benzenes, and you have compounds known as poly-aromatic (ph) hydrocarbons.

    CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2006 2006

  • Liquid metal as a heating agent provided a rapid rise and close control of the temperature, thus minimizing formation of byproducts which mostly comprised ortho, meta and para diphenyl benzenes.

    John B. Fenn - Autobiography 2003

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