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orthophenylene

orthophenylene noun: the ortho- form of the phenylene radical.

Noun

orthophenylene (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The ortho- form of the phenylene radical.

Forms of orthophenylene

alternative formortho-phenylene

Origin of orthophenylene

From ortho- + phenylene.

Questions about orthophenylene

What does orthophenylene mean?
Orthophenylene means the ortho- form of the phenylene radical.
What part of speech is orthophenylene?
Orthophenylene is a noun.

Words near orthophenylene in the dictionary

  1. orthophasmavirus
  2. orthophasmaviruses
  3. orthophemism
  4. orthophemisms
  5. orthophemistic
  6. orthophenylene
  7. orthophenylphenol
  8. orthophlebiid
  9. orthophlebiids
  10. orthophonic
  11. orthophonist

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