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phenoxy

phenoxy noun: the univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

phenoxy (plural phenoxys)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom

Forms of phenoxy

pluralphenoxys

Words formed from phenoxy

Questions about phenoxy

What does phenoxy mean?
Phenoxy means the univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is phenoxy?
Phenoxy is a noun.
What is the plural of phenoxy?
The plural of phenoxy is phenoxys.

Words near phenoxy in the dictionary

  1. phenoxetol
  2. phenoxid
  3. phenoxide
  4. phenoxides
  5. phenoxonium
  6. phenoxy
  7. phenoxyacetone
  8. phenoxyacid
  9. phenoxyacids
  10. phenoxyalkanoic
  11. phenoxybenzamine

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