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pentafluorobenzyl

pentafluorobenzyl noun: a form of the benzyl radical in which each of the hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine.

Noun

pentafluorobenzyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially) A form of the benzyl radical in which each of the hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine

Origin of pentafluorobenzyl

From penta- + fluoro- + benzyl.

Questions about pentafluorobenzyl

What does pentafluorobenzyl mean?
Pentafluorobenzyl means a form of the benzyl radical in which each of the hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine.
What part of speech is pentafluorobenzyl?
Pentafluorobenzyl is a noun.

Words near pentafluorobenzyl in the dictionary

  1. pentafluorides
  2. pentafluoro
  3. pentafluorobenzoic
  4. pentafluorobenzoyl
  5. pentafluorobenzoyls
  6. pentafluorobenzyl
  7. pentafluoroethane
  8. pentafluoroethyl
  9. pentafluoroethyls
  10. pentafluorophenol
  11. pentafluorophenyl

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