benzene ringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈben.ziːn ˌrɪŋ/us/ˈben.ziːn ˌrɪŋ/specializedin chemistry, a connected ring of six carbon atoms, as found in a molecule of benzene
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- If you refer back to the diagram of the benzene ring which I gave in the last chapter, you will see that there are six hydrogen atoms attached to it.