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paraphenylene

paraphenylene noun: the para isomer of phenylene.

Noun

paraphenylene (uncountable)

  1. The para isomer of phenylene

Origin of paraphenylene

From para- + phenylene.

Words formed from paraphenylene

Questions about paraphenylene

What does paraphenylene mean?
Paraphenylene means the para isomer of phenylene.
What part of speech is paraphenylene?
Paraphenylene is a noun.

Words near paraphenylene in the dictionary

  1. paraphasia
  2. paraphasias
  3. paraphasic
  4. paraphed
  5. paraphenomenal
  6. paraphenylene
  7. paraphenylenediamine
  8. paraphenylenediamines
  9. parapherna
  10. paraphernal
  11. paraphernalia

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