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dephenylation

dephenylation noun: any reaction that removes one or more phenyl group from a molecule.

Noun

dephenylation (plural dephenylations)

  1. Any reaction that removes one or more phenyl group from a molecule.

Forms of dephenylation

pluraldephenylations

Origin of dephenylation

From de- + phenyl + -ation.

Questions about dephenylation

What does dephenylation mean?
Dephenylation means any reaction that removes one or more phenyl group from a molecule.
What part of speech is dephenylation?
Dephenylation is a noun.
What is the plural of dephenylation?
The plural of dephenylation is dephenylations.

Words near dephenylation in the dictionary

  1. dephases
  2. dephasing
  3. dephasings
  4. dephenolation
  5. dephenolations
  6. dephenylation
  7. dephenylations
  8. Dephillips
  9. Dephillipses
  10. dephilosophise
  11. dephilosophised

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