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cyanobiphenyl

cyanobiphenyl noun: any of three isomeric cyano- derivatives of biphenyl, but especially 4-cyanobiphenyl which is an element of several mesogenic materials.

Noun

cyanobiphenyl (plural cyanobiphenyls)

  1. Any of three isomeric cyano- derivatives of biphenyl, but especially 4-cyanobiphenyl which is an element of several mesogenic materials

Forms of cyanobiphenyl

pluralcyanobiphenyls

Origin of cyanobiphenyl

From cyano- + biphenyl.

Questions about cyanobiphenyl

What does cyanobiphenyl mean?
Cyanobiphenyl means any of three isomeric cyano- derivatives of biphenyl, but especially 4-cyanobiphenyl which is an element of several mesogenic materials.
What part of speech is cyanobiphenyl?
Cyanobiphenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of cyanobiphenyl?
The plural of cyanobiphenyl is cyanobiphenyls.

Words near cyanobiphenyl in the dictionary

  1. cyanobenzoates
  2. cyanobenzyl
  3. cyanobenzyls
  4. cyanobiont
  5. cyanobionts
  6. cyanobiphenyl
  7. cyanobiphenyls
  8. cyanoborodeuteride
  9. cyanoborodeuterides
  10. cyanoborohydrate
  11. cyanoborohydride

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