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bisphenols

bisphenols is the plural of bisphenol.

Meaning of bisphenol

Noun

bisphenol (plural bisphenols)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH₂(C₆H₄OH)₂, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.
    • Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape...

Questions about bisphenols

What is bisphenols the plural of?
Bisphenols is the plural of bisphenol.

Words near bisphenols in the dictionary

  1. Bispham
  2. bisphenol
  3. bisphenol A
  4. bisphenol S
  5. bisphenolic
  6. bisphenols
  7. bisphenyl
  8. bisphenyls
  9. bisphenylthiazole
  10. bisphenylthiazoles
  11. bispheric

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