: a monovalent radical C6H5CH2− derived from toluene
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Pirro said that 1,300 barrels containing 363,000 pounds of benzyl alcohol and 334,000 pounds of N-Methylformamide were seized from two different vessels on the high seas.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 24 June 2025
For the latter, the team landed on benzyl benzoate, which mixes awfully slowly with surrounding fluids once this formulation is injected just under the skin, and enables the crystals to aggregate into a solid 'depot' of medication to slowly release into the patient's bloodstream.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
According to the team, the trick to the shot was the combination of the crystalline contraceptive levonorgestrel and the solvent benzyl benzoate.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
These include benzyl benzoate lotion, malathion lotion, and lindane lotion.107
Oral Medications
People sometimes need oral medication alone or in combination with a topical medication to treat scabies.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
While sterile water can be used, most researchers instead opt for bacteriostatic water, which contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol to prevent microbial growth.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Conventional home fragrance products can contain hundreds of chemicals, including phthalates, benzaldehyde, camphor, ethyl acetate, benzyl acetate, musk ketone, benzene, formaldehyde, BHT and acetaldehyde.
—Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 24 June 2025
For the latter, the team landed on benzyl benzoate, which mixes awfully slowly with surrounding fluids once this formulation is injected just under the skin, and enables the crystals to aggregate into a solid 'depot' of medication to slowly release into the patient's bloodstream.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
According to the team, the trick to the shot was the combination of the crystalline contraceptive levonorgestrel and the solvent benzyl benzoate.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
These include benzyl benzoate lotion, malathion lotion, and lindane lotion.107
Oral Medications
People sometimes need oral medication alone or in combination with a topical medication to treat scabies.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
While sterile water can be used, most researchers instead opt for bacteriostatic water, which contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol to prevent microbial growth.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Conventional home fragrance products can contain hundreds of chemicals, including phthalates, benzaldehyde, camphor, ethyl acetate, benzyl acetate, musk ketone, benzene, formaldehyde, BHT and acetaldehyde.
—Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Benzyl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benzyl. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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