Benz
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benz-

variant of benzo- before a vowel: benzaldehyde.
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Benz (bɛnz, German bɛnts) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
Karl (Friedrich) (karl). 1844--1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal-combustion engine (1885)

benzo- or (sometimes before a vowel) benz-
 
—combining form
1.  indicating a benzene ring fused to another ring in a polycyclic compound: benzofuran
2.  indicating derivation from benzene or benzoic acid or the presence of phenyl groups: benzophenone
 
[from benzoin]
 
benz- or (sometimes before a vowel) benz-
 
—combining form
 
[from benzoin]

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benz definition

[bɛnz]
  1. n.
    Benzedrine. (Drugs.) : Stay off the benz. Coffee is enough to perk anybody up. , He had some benz in an inhaler, but there's much better medication available.
  2. n.
    and Benz. a Mercedes Benz automobile. : My uncle had a Benz that he took back to Germany every two years for service.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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