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benzo-

French, prefix/bɛ̃.zo/

benzo- is a French prefix meaning “benzo-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe utilisé en chimie pour désigner un radical benzénique accolé à un composé cyclique quelconque”.

What does benzo- mean in English?

prefix

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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Préfixe utilisé en chimie pour désigner un radical benzénique accolé à un composé cyclique quelconque.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce benzo-?

  • /bɛ̃.zo/
  • \bɛ̃.zo\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to benzo-

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.