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binaphthyl

binaphthyl noun: any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond.

Noun

binaphthyl (plural binaphthyls)

  1. Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond

Forms of binaphthyl

pluralbinaphthyls

Origin of binaphthyl

From bi- + naphthyl.

Questions about binaphthyl

What does binaphthyl mean?
Binaphthyl means any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond.
What part of speech is binaphthyl?
Binaphthyl is a noun.
What is the plural of binaphthyl?
The plural of binaphthyl is binaphthyls.

Words near binaphthyl in the dictionary

  1. binaphtholate
  2. binaphtholates
  3. binaphthols
  4. binaphthoquinone
  5. binaphthoquinones
  6. binaphthyl
  7. binaphthyls
  8. binarchy
  9. binaric
  10. binaries
  11. binarily

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