phenyl
/ˈfiː.naɪl/US/ˈfɛn.l̩/
phenyl noun: a univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
Noun
phenyl (plural phenyls)
- A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
phenyl meaning in Tamil
phenyl in Tamil
- ஃபீனைல்
Forms of phenyl
| plural | phenyls |
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Origin of phenyl
Borrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- + -yl.
Words formed from phenyl
- adapalene
- alphenal
- alprazolam
- aminophenyl
- biphenyl
- bromophenyl
- carboxyphenyl
- carfecillin
- cefedrolor
- clomifene
- cyanophenyl
- darifenacin
- dichlorophenylphosphine
- diisopropylphenyl
- dimethoxyphenylpenicillin
- dinitrodiphenylamine
- diphenyl
- diphenylacetyl
- diphenylhydantoin
- enalapril
- enilospirone
- febuxostat
- felbamate
- fendosal
- fengabine
- fenthion
- fluorophenyl
- halophenyl
- hydroxyphenyl
- ibuprofen
- iodophenyl
- iofendylate
- lofendazam
- mephenytoin
- methoxyphenyl
- methylenedioxyphenyl
- miconazole
- monophenyl
- nefazodone
- nitrophenyl
- oligophenyl
- pentaphenyl
- phenacaine
- phenetol
- phenibut
- pheno-
- phenone
- phenose
- phensuximide
- phenylacetaldehyde
- phenylacetamide
- phenylacetic
- phenylacetone
- phenylacetylene
- phenylalanine
- phenylalkane
- phenylaniline
- phenylated
- phenyl azide
- phenylbenzene
Phrases with phenyl
Words that rhyme with phenyl
Questions about phenyl
- What does phenyl mean?
- Phenyl means a univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
- What is phenyl in Tamil?
- Phenyl in Tamil is ஃபீனைல். See Phenyl meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is phenyl?
- Phenyl is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phenyl?
- Phenyl is pronounced /ˈfiː.naɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phenyl?
- The plural of phenyl is phenyls.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phenyl (page history and authors); phenyl (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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