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Where does “benzoin” come from?

benzoin (English) comes from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

benzoin (English): A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...

Definitions

  1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...

Ancestry of “benzoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbenjoin—
2Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
3Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—

Words derived from “benzoin”

  • benzodiazepine
  • benzol
  • benny
  • benjamin
  • benzoquinone
  • nonbenzodiazepine
  • benzotriazole
  • dibenzothiophene
  • benzonitrile
  • benzofuran
  • nitrobenzol
  • benzothiophene
  • benzothiadiazole
  • hexabenzocoronene
  • benzoflavone
  • benzophenanthridine
  • benzopyrone
  • benzoxazole
  • benzoporphyrin
  • dibenzodiazepine
  • benzoinated
  • imidazobenzodiazepine
  • benzoxazine
  • benzotropolone
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