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dibenzyl

dibenzyl noun: two benzyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

dibenzyl (countable and uncountable, plural dibenzyls)

  1. (uncountable) Two benzyl groups in a molecule
  2. (countable) The bicyclic hydrocarbon C₆H₅-CH₂-CH₂-C₆H₅ or any of its derivatives

Forms of dibenzyl

pluraldibenzyls

Origin of dibenzyl

From di- + benzyl.

Words formed from dibenzyl

  • dibenzyl disulfide

Questions about dibenzyl

What does dibenzyl mean?
Dibenzyl means two benzyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is dibenzyl?
Dibenzyl is a noun.
What is the plural of dibenzyl?
The plural of dibenzyl is dibenzyls.

Words near dibenzyl in the dictionary

  1. dibenzoxazepine
  2. dibenzoxazepines
  3. dibenzoyl
  4. dibenzpentacene
  5. dibenzthione
  6. dibenzyl
  7. dibenzylcyclooctyne
  8. dibenzylideneacetone
  9. dibenzylideneacetones
  10. dibenzylnitrosamine
  11. dibenzyls

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