BENZIL Meaning of BENZIL in English ˈbenˌzil, -_zəl, ̷ ̷ˈzil noun( -s )Etymology: French, from benzoin + -il : a yellow crystalline diketone C 6 H 5 COCOC 6 H 5 made by oxidizing benzoin Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012