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phenylene

phenylene noun: any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.

Noun

phenylene (plural phenylenes)

  1. Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.

Forms of phenylene

pluralphenylenes

Words formed from phenylene

Questions about phenylene

What does phenylene mean?
Phenylene means any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.
What part of speech is phenylene?
Phenylene is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylene?
The plural of phenylene is phenylenes.

Words near phenylene in the dictionary

  1. phenyldichloroarsine
  2. phenyldichloroarsines
  3. phenyldichlorosilane
  4. phenyldiethanolamine
  5. phenyldiethanolamines
  6. phenylene
  7. phenylenediamine
  8. phenylenediamines
  9. phenylenedicarbene
  10. phenylenedicarbenes
  11. phenylenes

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