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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An organic reaction in which an aromatic ring is reduced to a 1,4-cyclohexadiene with an alkali metal (e.g. sodium) in liquid ammonia in the presence of an alcohol.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

birch skeletonizer birch tar birch tree Birch Vale birch-leaved bellflower Birchall

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