Definition of "benzo" [benzo]

• Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring (adjective)
• Benzodiazepine (abbreviation)
• A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring (noun)
• Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group (noun)

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• "They were all for relatively long-term benzo usage (1 year in one case, longer in the other), NOT 30 days."
• "Researchers from Switzerland and the U. S found benzodiazepine drugs, also known as benzo's, such as Valium,"
• "· Polyaromatic hydrocarbons such as benzo (a) pyrene."