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phene

/ˈfiːn/

phene noun: benzene.

phene: A person with green eyes and freckles across their cheeks and nose
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Noun

phene (usually uncountable, plural phenes)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Benzene.
  2. (usually) A genetically determined phenotype.
    • This phene has a dominant influence on phosphorus acquisition.2011 May 24, Jonathan P. Lynch, “Root Phenes for Enhanced Soil Exploration and Phosphorus Acquisition: Tools for Future Crops”, in Plant Physiology
    Synonyms:
    character

Synonyms of phene

Forms of phene

pluralphenes

Origin of phene

Proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for benzene, from French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light, cause to appear, show”).

Words formed from phene

Questions about phene

What does phene mean?
Phene means benzene.
What part of speech is phene?
Phene is a noun.
How do you pronounce phene?
Phene is pronounced /ˈfiːn/.
What is the plural of phene?
The plural of phene is phenes.

Words near phene in the dictionary

  1. phenazones
  2. phenazopyridine
  3. phencyclidine
  4. phencyclidines
  5. phendimetrazine
  6. phene
  7. phenelzine
  8. pheneme
  9. phenemes
  10. pheneotype
  11. pheneridine

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