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phenanthryl

phenanthryl noun: any univalent radical derived from phenanthrene.

Noun

phenanthryl (plural phenanthryls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any univalent radical derived from phenanthrene

Forms of phenanthryl

pluralphenanthryls

Origin of phenanthryl

From phenanthrene + -yl.

Words formed from phenanthryl

Questions about phenanthryl

What does phenanthryl mean?
Phenanthryl means any univalent radical derived from phenanthrene.
What part of speech is phenanthryl?
Phenanthryl is a noun.
What is the plural of phenanthryl?
The plural of phenanthryl is phenanthryls.

Words near phenanthryl in the dictionary

  1. phenanthrolines
  2. phenanthrols
  3. phenanthromethyl
  4. phenanthropyran
  5. phenanthropyrans
  6. phenanthryl
  7. phenanthrylene
  8. phenanthrylenes
  9. phenanthryls
  10. phenaphthazine
  11. phenaridine

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