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phenylenevinylene

phenylenevinylene noun: the divalent radical derived from phenylene and vinylene (used especially as a polymer).

Noun

phenylenevinylene (plural phenylenevinylenes)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The divalent radical derived from phenylene and vinylene (used especially as a polymer)

Forms of phenylenevinylene

pluralphenylenevinylenes

Origin of phenylenevinylene

From phenylene + vinylene.

Words formed from phenylenevinylene

Questions about phenylenevinylene

What does phenylenevinylene mean?
Phenylenevinylene means the divalent radical derived from phenylene and vinylene (used especially as a polymer).
What part of speech is phenylenevinylene?
Phenylenevinylene is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylenevinylene?
The plural of phenylenevinylene is phenylenevinylenes.

Words near phenylenevinylene in the dictionary

  1. phenylenediamine
  2. phenylenediamines
  3. phenylenedicarbene
  4. phenylenedicarbenes
  5. phenylenes
  6. phenylenevinylene
  7. phenylenevinylenes
  8. phenylephedrine
  9. phenylephrine
  10. phenylephrines
  11. phenylethane

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