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neophyl

neophyl noun: the 2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl functional group, PhC(CH₃)₂CH₂-.

Noun

neophyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The 2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl functional group, PhC(CH₃)₂CH₂-.

Questions about neophyl

What does neophyl mean?
Neophyl means the 2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl functional group, PhC(CH₃)₂CH₂-.
What part of speech is neophyl?
Neophyl is a noun.

Words near neophyl in the dictionary

  1. neophobes
  2. neophobia
  3. neophobias
  4. neophobic
  5. neophobics
  6. neophyl
  7. neophytadiene
  8. neophytal
  9. neophyte
  10. neophytes
  11. neophytic

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