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diphenyleneiodonium

diphenyleneiodonium noun: an aromatic heterocyclic cation composed of two benzene rings fused with an iodolium ion.

Noun

diphenyleneiodonium (plural diphenyleneiodoniums)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) An aromatic heterocyclic cation composed of two benzene rings fused with an iodolium ion

Forms of diphenyleneiodonium

pluraldiphenyleneiodoniums

Origin of diphenyleneiodonium

From diphenylene + iodonium.

Questions about diphenyleneiodonium

What does diphenyleneiodonium mean?
Diphenyleneiodonium means an aromatic heterocyclic cation composed of two benzene rings fused with an iodolium ion.
What part of speech is diphenyleneiodonium?
Diphenyleneiodonium is a noun.
What is the plural of diphenyleneiodonium?
The plural of diphenyleneiodonium is diphenyleneiodoniums.

Words near diphenyleneiodonium in the dictionary

  1. diphenylcyclopropenone
  2. diphenylcyclopropenones
  3. diphenyldichloromethane
  4. diphenyldichlorosilane
  5. diphenylene
  6. diphenyleneiodonium
  7. diphenyleneiodoniums
  8. diphenylenimine
  9. diphenylethylene
  10. diphenylethylenes
  11. diphenylethyne

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