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pentafluorophenyl

pentafluorophenyl noun: a phenyl group in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅- ).

Noun

pentafluorophenyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A phenyl group in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅- )

Questions about pentafluorophenyl

What does pentafluorophenyl mean?
Pentafluorophenyl means a phenyl group in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅- ).
What part of speech is pentafluorophenyl?
Pentafluorophenyl is a noun.

Words near pentafluorophenyl in the dictionary

  1. pentafluorobenzyl
  2. pentafluoroethane
  3. pentafluoroethyl
  4. pentafluoroethyls
  5. pentafluorophenol
  6. pentafluorophenyl
  7. pentafluoropyridine
  8. pentafluoropyridines
  9. pentafluoros
  10. pentafluorostyrene
  11. pentafluorosulfanyl

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