Usually means: Adjacent to an aromatic benzene ring.
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  1. benzylic: Merriam-Webster
  2. benzylic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. benzylic: Vocabulary.com
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  6. benzylic: Dictionary.com
  7. Benzylic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. benzylic: Rhymezone
  9. benzylic: FreeDictionary.org
  10. benzylic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. benzylic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. benzylic: Encyclopedia

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  1. benzylic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. General Glossary (No longer online)
  4. benzylic: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives

Similar:
homobenzylic, benzylated, benzenic, benzoic, benzenoid, benzannulated, benzoylated, alkylbenzoic, benzo, benzoannulated, more...

Opposite:
non-benzylic, aliphatic, acyclic

Types:
benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene, phenol, aniline, naphthalene, benzaldehyde, more...

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Similar:
homobenzylic, benzylated, benzenic, benzoic, benzenoid, benzannulated, benzoylated, alkylbenzoic, benzo, benzoannulated, more...

Opposite:
non-benzylic, aliphatic, acyclic

Types:
benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene, phenol, aniline, naphthalene, benzaldehyde, more...



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