(chemistry) Any salt or ester of behenic acid.

plural of behenate

(transitive) To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

simple past tense and past participle of behest

present participle of behest

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of behead

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of behead

A yellow wax-like organic compound with chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₁N(Cl)(CH₃)₃, used as an antistatic agent and a disinfectant.

Behen rubrum or red behen: said in some sources to be Salvia haematodes (now Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes), but in other sources to be Statice limonium, which is a synonym for Limonium vulgare.

One who is beheaded.