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- noun Plural form of
benzene .
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Examples
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When immersed in water, each one becomes a time-released capsule of compounds like nicotine, cancer-causing benzenes, heavy metals and other dangerous compounds.
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When immersed in water, each one becomes a time-released capsule of compounds like nicotine, cancer-causing benzenes, heavy metals and other dangerous compounds.
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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.
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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.
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There are also, of course, trimethylated benzenes, and compounds where the substituted groups are more complex than methyl groups.
Hot Buttered James Killus 2008
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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
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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
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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.
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RODENBECK: Potentially, you have benzenes, and you have compounds known as poly-aromatic (ph) hydrocarbons.
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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.
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