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biphenyls

biphenyls is the plural of biphenyl.

Meaning of biphenyl

Noun

biphenyl (countable and uncountable, plural biphenyls)

  1. (uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
  2. (countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.
    • halogenated biphenyls

Phrases with biphenyls

Questions about biphenyls

What is biphenyls the plural of?
Biphenyls is the plural of biphenyl.

Words near biphenyls in the dictionary

  1. biphenoxides
  2. biphenyl
  3. biphenylene
  4. biphenylenes
  5. biphenylic
  6. biphenyls
  7. biphetamine
  8. biphilia
  9. biphobe
  10. biphobes
  11. biphobia

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