benzene ring

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benzene ring

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n.
A hexagonal ring arrangement found in benzene and other aromatic compounds, consisting of six carbon atoms with alternating single and double bonds between them, and with each carbon atom bonded to a hydrogen atom, or to other atoms or groups of atoms in derivatives of benzene.

n.

The hexagonal ring structure in the benzene molecule and its substitutional derivatives, each vertex of which is occupied and distinguished by a carbon atom.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
  Synonyms: benzene formula, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula

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