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oligophenyl

oligophenyl noun: any of a family of linear aromatic hydrocarbons having a structure of several benzene rings joined by single bonds.

Noun

oligophenyl (plural oligophenyls)

  1. Any of a family of linear aromatic hydrocarbons having a structure of several benzene rings joined by single bonds

Forms of oligophenyl

pluraloligophenyls

Origin of oligophenyl

From oligo- + phenyl.

Questions about oligophenyl

What does oligophenyl mean?
Oligophenyl means any of a family of linear aromatic hydrocarbons having a structure of several benzene rings joined by single bonds.
What part of speech is oligophenyl?
Oligophenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of oligophenyl?
The plural of oligophenyl is oligophenyls.

Words near oligophenyl in the dictionary

  1. oligophage
  2. oligophages
  3. oligophagism
  4. oligophagous
  5. oligophagy
  6. oligophenyl
  7. oligophenylene
  8. oligophenylenes
  9. oligophenylenevinylene
  10. oligophenylenevinylenes
  11. oligophenyls

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