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13 letters · 29 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English chlorobenzene From chloro- + benzene.
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Words from these letters
- zorch 19
- benzene 18
- benzole 18
- cozener 18
- ecozone 18
- zebec 18
- chez 18
- beezer 17
- benzol 17
- bonzer 17
- boozer 17
- breeze 17