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Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.
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A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.
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Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind.
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A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.
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A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.
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A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.
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Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.
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A transparent crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.NH2, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.
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The spicebush (Lindera benzoin).
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Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.
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A compound radical, C6H5.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds.
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A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.
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An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.
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Same as Benzene.
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A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.
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A compound radical, C6H5.CH, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.
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Containing or impregnated with benzoin; as, benzoinated lard.
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Alt. of Benzol
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A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.
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Same as Benzole.
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